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Act 1 Scene 2
Act 1 Scene 2
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afternoon he was w o r s e as he used to be
the morning when he w a s not drunk; in the
was miserable m a n and when he was at his
drunk then; when he w a s at his best, he
to hio hokat hrmael worst, he was hardly better than
a beast; even if the
worst thing happens (that is the
Palatinate (a place
The Count from ca" Portia would manage to avoid marrying
him.
Palatine- who probably does not are
County s e e m s to be
a person
he
he hears merry tales he does not
to frown;
that he does is even when
chooses him or not;
Portia when he grows old he will be l
whether
since he is so full of
sadness in his youth, likea
marryinga skull (a skull wit
smile;
who always weeps;
Portia would preter with
hor
a
philosopher She prayed to God to protect
of the two suitors.
in its mouth) than any
- bone
from these two suitors.
and dancing: he does fencing with his own shadow. If Portia marries him, it would he
like marrying twenty husbands. She adds that if the Lord hates her, she would still
forgive him, but if he loves her greatly, she would not be able to return his love.
Falconbridge - The young Baron ofEngland- Portia did not say anything to him;
this is because the English man did not understand Latin, French or Italian; Portia o
the other hand did not know English well; though the English man was a proper ma
Portia would not love to marry a person with whom she would have to converse n
sign language: he was very oddly dressed - his doublet was from Italy, his hose was
from and his hat was from Germany and he showed behavior of many
France
countries. (Remember the Pun here - 'suit' means that he was not suited for Portia
the second meaning was that he was not
properly dressed.)
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