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Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays retold will grab a student's attention from the first page. Presented in traditional play script format, each title features simplified language, easy-to-read type, and strict adherence to the tone and integrity of the original. The terms of the loan are unusual, to say the least. If Antonio can't repay his debt on time, he will owe the grasping moneylender a pound of flesh! All seems hopeless- until a clever young woman named Portia dares to impersonate a judge at Antonio's trial.

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Publié par	Saddleback Educational Publishing
Date de parution	25 décembre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781602918405
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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The Merchant Venice of William Shakespeare

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE William Shakespeare

– A D A P T E D B Y – Emily Hutchinson

Hamlet

Julius Caesar

King Lear

Macbeth

The Merchant of Venice

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Othello

Romeo and Juliet

The Tempest

Twelfth Night

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ACT 1

ACT 2

ACT 3

ACT 4

ACT 5

| Contents|

Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Scene 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Scene 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Scene 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Scene 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Scene 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Scene 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Scene 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Scene 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Scene 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Scene 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Scene 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Scene 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

–B A C K G R O U N D – Bassanio asks his friend Antonio for money to woo the heiress Portia. Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Because Shylock hates all Christians—and Antonio in particular—he foregoes his usual interest. Instead, he asks for a pound of Antonio’s flesh if the money is not repaid in three months. Then Antonio’s business goes bad. He loses all his money and is unable to repay Shylock. Now even angrier toward Christians because of his daughter’s elopement with one, Shylock wants his pound of flesh. All looks hopeless until Portia shows up at the trial, dressed as a judge. Will she be clever enough to render a fair judgment and thus save poor Antonio’s life? –C A S TO FC H A R A C T E R S – THEDUKEOFVENICE,PRINCEOFMOROCCO, andPRINCEOFARAGONSuitors to Portia ANTONIOA merchant of Venice BASSANIOAntonio’s friend GRATIANO,SOLANIO,andSALERIOFriends of Antonio and Bassanio LORENZOIn love with Jessica SHYLOCKA Jewish moneylender TUBALAnother Jew, and friend of Shylock LANCELOTGOBBOServant to Shylock and later Bassanio OLDGOBBOLancelot’s father LEONARDOServant to Bassanio BALTHAZARandSTEPHANOServants to Portia PORTIAA wealthy lady of Belmont NERISSAPortia’s waitingmaid JESSICAShylock’s daughter OFFICERSOFTHECOURTOFJUSTICE, aJAILER,SERVANTS, andATTENDANTS

ACT 1

| Scene 1|

A wharf in Venice, Italy, in the sixteenth century.Antoniois talking to his friendsSalerioandSolanio. ANTONIO(sighing):I don’t know why I’m so sad. This mood wearies me. You say it wearies you, too. But just how I caught it, found it, or came by it, I do not know. I feel so sad, I hardly even know myself. SALERIO:Your mind is tossing on the ocean. (pointing toward the sea)It’s out there, Where your ships with their billowing sails Lord it over the common working boats. SOLANIO:Believe me, if I had taken the risks That you have, I would be worried, too. Anything that put my investments at risk Would make me sad. SALERIO:As I blew on my hot soup to cool it, I’d catch a chill when I thought What harm a strong wind might do at sea. As I looked at the sand in an hourglass, I’d think of shallow waters and sandbanks And see one of my ships stuck in the sand.

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Every time I went to church, the holy stones Would make me think of dangerous rocks. They’d only have to touch my delicate ship To scatter all her spices into the sea And clothe the wild waters with my silks! One moment I’d be rich— And the next I’d be worth nothing. How miserable I would be If such a thing happened! You can’t fool me. I know Antonio must Be worrying about his merchandise. ANTONIO:Believe me, that’s not it. I’m lucky. My investments are not all in one ship Or all in one place. Nor is all my money At risk at this time. So my merchandise Is not what is making me sad. SOLANIO(teasing):Why, then, you must Be in love! ANTONIO(protesting):Not at all! SOLANIO:Not in love, either? Then let us say You are sad because you are not merry. And, if you wanted to, you could laugh. (Bassanio, Lorenzo,andGratianoenter.) Here comes Bassanio, your noble kinsman. Gratiano and Lorenzo are with him. (seeing his chance to leave)Farewell! We’ll leave you now with better company.

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SALERIO(also seeing his chance): I would have stayed to cheer you up If worthier friends had not stopped me. ANTONIO:That’s good of you, but I take it Your own business calls you. This gives you the chance to leave. SALERIO(to the newcomers):Good morning! BASSANIO(warmly):Gentlemen both! When shall we have a laugh together, eh? You’re almost strangers! Must it be so? SALERIO(eager to get away):Yes, yes. We’ll get together one of these days. (SalerioandSolanioexit.) LORENZO:Bassanio, now that you have Found Antonio, we will leave you. Remember that we’re meeting for dinner. BASSANIO:I’ll be there! GRATIANO:You don’t look well, Antonio. You let things get you down. Don’t worry so much. Believe me, You don’t seem like yourself lately. ANTONIO:I take the world as it is, Gratiano, A stage, where every man must play a part, And mine a sad one. GRATIANO:Let me play the fool, then. Let mirth and laughter give me wrinkles, And let my emotions get heated with wine

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Rather than let my heart cool with sighs. Why should a warmblooded man Act like a stonecold statue of his grandfather? I tell you what, Antonio— And I speak out of friendship— Some men have faces that never change. They stay still, hoping to be thought of as Wise, serious, and important. Antonio, I know men whose reputation For being wise is based on saying nothing. I am very sure that, if they would speak, They would prove themselves fools. I’ll tell you more about this another time. But don’t go ﬁshing for this fake reputation With melancholy as your bait, Lorenzo. (to Antonio):Farewell for now. I’ll end my speech after dinner. LORENZO:Yes, we’ll see you at dinnertime. I must be one of those silent wise men, For Gratiano never lets me speak. GRATIANO:Be my friend two more years— You’ll forget the sound of your own voice! ANTONIO(to Gratiano):I guess I’d better start talking, then. GRATIANO:If you like. Silence is only good In dried ox tongues and young maids! (GratianoandLorenzoexit.)