THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Vocabulary 

TASK:3

1.Venture : a risky or daring journey or undertaking.

2.Vessel : a risky or daring journey or undertaking.

3. Signior : used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately.

4.Mortifying : causing great embarrassment or shame.

5. Profound : (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight.

6. Exhortation : an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

7. Virtuous : having or showing high moral standards.

8. Squandered  : waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

SHAKESPEARE

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

TASK: 4
Characters
- Antonio
Although the play’s title refers to him, Antonio is a rather lackluster character. He emerges in Act I, scene i as a hopeless depressive, someone who cannot name the source of his melancholy and who, throughout the course of the play, devolves into a self-pitying lump, unable to muster the energy required to defend himself against execution.

- Bassanio
A gentleman of Venice, and a kinsman and dear friend to Antonio. Bassanio’s love for the wealthy Portia leads him to borrow money from Shylock with Antonio as his guarantor.

- Gratiano
A friend of Bassanio’s who accompanies him to Belmont. A coarse and garrulous young man, Gratiano is Shylock’s most vocal and insulting critic during the trial. While Bassanio courts Portia, Gratiano falls in love with and eventually weds Portia’s lady-in-waiting, Nerissa.

- Shylock
A Jewish moneylender in Venice. Angered by his mistreatment at the hands of Venice’s Christians, particularly Antonio, Shylock schemes to eke out his revenge by ruthlessly demanding as payment a pound of Antonio’s flesh. Although seen by the rest of the play’s characters as an inhuman monster, Shylock at times diverges from stereotype and reveals himself to be quite human.

- Nerissa
Portia’s lady-in-waiting and confidante. She marries Gratiano and escorts Portia on Portia’s trip to Venice by disguising herself as her law clerk.

- Portia
A wealthy heiress from Belmont. Portia’s beauty is matched only by her intelligence. Bound by a clause in her father’s will that forces her to marry whichever suitor chooses correctly among three caskets, Portia is nonetheless able to marry her true love, Bassanio.

- Salarino
A Venetian gentleman, and friend to Antonio, Bassanio, and Lorenzo. Salarino escorts the newlyweds Jessica and Lorenzo to Belmont, and returns with Bassanio and Gratiano for Antonio’s trial. He is often almost indistinguishable from his companion Solanio.

- Solanio
A Venetian gentleman, and frequent counterpart to Salarino.

- Lorenzo
A friend of Bassanio and Antonio, Lorenzo is in love with Shylock’s daughter, Jessica. He schemes to help Jessica escape from her father’s house, and he eventually elopes with her to Belmont.

The life of Bessanio

Antonio is depressed without knowing why. what two possible reasons do his friends think?

He might be in love
He's worried that his ships won't come back and sink.
Do you think that Gratiano's contribution helps Antonio' mood?No, because he's in love and he's worried about his ships at sea
What are your first impressions of Bassanio?He's poor, kind to other's, always ask for things before he takes, and makes friends with rich people.
Is he in love?Yes, Bassanio is in love with Portia's because she is the most beautiful lady he's ever seen.
Why does he need to borrow money again now? 
Bassanio asked for more money so that he could impress Portia so that Portia's father would let Portia marries Bassanio.  

Scene 1:
1. Antonio is depressed without knowing why? What two possible reasons do his
friends suggest?
He's in love or he's worried his boast sunk.
2. Do you think that Gratonio's contributions help Antonio's mood?
Not really, he seemed to be nagging him rather than helping him.
3. What are your first impressions of Bassanio
He's broke and innocent
4. Is he in love
Yes, with Portia
5. Why does he need to borrow money again now?
To impress Portia.
Scene 2:
6. How do Portia's first words compare with Antonio's?
She seems to be more whiney than sad.
7. What is the reason for her mood
She's fed up with her suitors not meeting her expectations8. Do you think Nerissa is a help to her
A little bit but not a lot. She's "laying" out Portia's options for her.
9. Sum up in one word or phrase, Portia's attitude towards the suitors
Malicious
Scene 3

1.Shylock is a moneylender. Does he seem eager to do business with Bassanio?
How do you know?
No. Because Bassanio, going through Antonio, isn't confident he's able to pay it back
in time, or at all.

2.Which does Shylock think is safe, his business or Antonio’s? Why?
His business, Antonio doesn't have the money on hand and his boats could sink
at any second

3.Why doesn’t Shylock want to dine with Bassanio and Antonio?
Because of their religions. Bassanio and Antonio would most likely have food that
Shylock isn't allowed to eat, due to religion

4.What strict principal of his is Antonio breaking to help Bassanio?
Never lend or borrow money with interest.

5.Shylock tells a bible story to prove that the taking of profit is blessed,
as long as thieving is not involved. Does he convince Antonio? Give evidence.
No. Antonio says "This was a venture, sir, that Jacob served for— A thing not in his
power to bring to pass But swayed and fashioned by the hand of heaven.
Was this inserted to make interest good? Or is your gold and silver ewes and rams?"
Which basically means, "No, he had no control over what actually happened and
was going by luck. God made that happen, not him. Are you saying that this story
means taking interest is okay? Are your interest's Jacobs sheep?"

6.Shylock accuses Antonio of a whole catalogue of nastiness. How does
Antonio answer the charges?
Antonio admits to them and basically says that he has done it once, he will do it
again.

7.How does Bassanio react to the proposed bond?
Bassanio doesn't like it, he thinks it's stupid. He doesn't want Antonio to take it for
him because he can find another way.

The Bear

Teddy Bear

baddy tree

Fluffy, Comfortable,

Huggy, Relaxed, Chilled, Enjoyable,

Pink, Eyes, Slumber, Mouth, Legs,

Cute, Warm, Friendly, Soft,

Last-long, Loving, Warmheart,

Teddy bear 

Spider

The spider 

The Key

Black, 

Creepy, Scary, 

 Long, Disturbing, terrifying, Dark, 

Afraid, eight eyes, Scrimped, Web,Hairy, 

Climb, furry, dangerous, Jumpy,

Spider

School kit

Maori Class

There once was a fish
Her name was Rosaleena
She was an Strong/Powerful fish.

Tera tetahi Ika
Ko Rosaleena tona ingoa
He Ika komarohi ia

Kakatouki
He whakairo whare e kitea
He whakairo nga kau e kore
e kitea.

Music Appreciation

Despacito - Peter Bence
1. Name of the song and performer - Despacito, Peter Bence

2. Instrument being played - Looping Pedal, piano

3. What is something you find interesting about the piece -



Walk off the earth
1. Walk off the earth, Sang, Lorde-Royal

• 2. Ukulele
• Bass Brum
• Didgeridoo
• Use hand/ body
• Spoon
• Bell
• Clappy thing

3. The thing that interest me in this video was that they didn´t muck up when they were passing the instruments.