The Merchant Of Venice

Act Two, Scene Two

1.Why does Launcelot want to leave Shylock? Give evidence from the text to support your thinking.Certainly, the Jew is the very devil incarnation. And in my conscience, my conscience is but a kind of hard conscience, to offer to counsel me to stay with the Jew . 

2.Why is Bassanio worried about taking Gratiano with him to Belmont? Beacuse Gratiano gave drunk.

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3. Launcelot and his father are very anxious to find Launcelot a new job. They both want to impress Bassanio. This leads to:

a. frequent interruptions. ? Not a poor boy, sir, but the rich Jew’s man that would, sir, as my father shall specify—

  b. contradictions . ? Here’s my son, sir, a poor boy—

  c. misuse of words to impress. ?
      Find examples of each of these in the text.