The Merchant of Venice
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Act 1, scene 1
Act 1, scene 2
Act 1, scene 3
Act 2, scene 1
Act 2, scene 2
Act 2, scene 3
Act 2, scene 4
Act 2, scene 5
Act 2, scene 6
Act 2, scene 7
Act 2, scene 8
Act 2, scene 9
Act 3, scene 1
Act 3, scene 2
Act 3, scene 3
Act 3, scene 4
Act 3, scene 5
Act 4, scene 1
Act 4, scene 2
Act 5, scene 1
Themes
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Prejudice and Intolerance
Human and Animal
Law, Mercy, and Revenge
Greed vs. Generosity
Reading and Interpretation
Love and Friendship
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Shylock
Antonio
Portia
Bassanio
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Stones, Rings, and Caskets
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Dramatic Irony
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Irony
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Mood
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Satire
Setting
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Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Stream of Consciousness
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The Merchant of Venice
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Act 1, scene 1
Act 1, scene 2
Act 1, scene 3
Act 2, scene 1
Act 2, scene 2
Act 2, scene 3
Act 2, scene 4
Act 2, scene 5
Act 2, scene 6
Act 2, scene 7
Act 2, scene 8
Act 2, scene 9
Act 3, scene 1
Act 3, scene 2
Act 3, scene 3
Act 3, scene 4
Act 3, scene 5
Act 4, scene 1
Act 4, scene 2
Act 5, scene 1
Themes
All Themes
Prejudice and Intolerance
Human and Animal
Law, Mercy, and Revenge
Greed vs. Generosity
Reading and Interpretation
Love and Friendship
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Shylock
Antonio
Portia
Bassanio
Symbols
All Symbols
Stones, Rings, and Caskets
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Pathos
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
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