The Merchant of Venice Questions and Answers

Why does Launcelot mention about Ash Wednesday and Black Monday in act 2 scene 5 of the play “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare? What is its significance?

Discuss the importance and role of Bassanio’s character in Shakespeare’s play Merchant of Venice. Also give a character sketch of Bassanio.

What does Portia want in her famous speech of Mercy in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, Act-IV, Scene-1? Or, What does Portia think of the quality of mercy?

When and why does Bassanio say, “If I could add a lie unto a fault, I would deny it” in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice?

Point out the similarities between Portia and Jessica in the play The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare

In William Shakespeare’s play “Merchant of Venice”, how does Nerissa explain why Portia’s body is “aweary of this great world”? Where does happiness lie according to Nerissa?

What line of reasoning is followed by the Prince of Arragon in making his choice of casket in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare?

In Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice what bad qualities does Portia mention about the French Lord?

Does the play Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare encourage religious tolerance and harmony among people with different faiths?

What are the social elements revealed in William Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’? or, Comment on the class and colour distinction as depicted in the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’.