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1 The Merchant of Venice MV V.i.1 Enter Lorenzo and Jessica MV V.i.1 The moon shines bright. as this, MV V.i.2 When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees MV V.i.3 And they did make no noise, in such a night MV V.i.4 Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls, methinks(t), methought(s) (v.) it seems /seemed to me MV V.i.5 And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents MV V.i.6.1 Where Cressid lay that night. JESSICA MV V.i.6.2 MV V.i.7 Did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew, overtrip (v.) skip over, pass lightly over MV V.i.8 MV V.i.9.1 And saw the lion's shadow ere himself, And ran dismayed away. MV V.i.9.2 MV V.i.10 Stood Dido with a willow in her hand MV V.i.11 Upon the wild sea banks, and waft her love bank (n.) 1 coast, shore waft (v.) 1 beckon, wave [at], signal MV V.i.12.1 To come again to Carthage. MV V.i.12.2 MV V.i.13 MV V.i.14.1 JESSICA Medea gathered the enchanted herbs That did renew old Aeson. MV V.i.14.2 MV V.i.15 Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew, MV V.i.16 And with an unthrift love did run from Venice unthrift (adj.) unthrifty, spendthrift, prodigal MV V.i.17.1 As far as Belmont. MV V.i.17.2 MV V.i.18 MV V.i.19 MV V.i.20.1 MV V.i.20.2 MV V.i.21 MV V.i.22 JESSICA Did young Lorenzo swear he loved her well, Stealing her soul with many vows of faith, And ne'er a true one. Did pretty Jessica, like a little shrew, Slander her love, and he forgave it her. JESSICA MV V.i.23 I would out-night you, did nobody come; out-night (v.) outdo in making references to the night MV V.i.24 But hark, I hear the footing of a man. footing (n.) 3 footfall, footsteps, strides MV V.i.25 Enter Stephano MV V.i.25 MV V.i.26 Who comes so fast in silence of the night? STEPHANO A friend. Page 1 of 10

2 MV V.i.27 MV V.i.28 MV V.i.29 MV V.i.30 MV V.i.31 MV V.i.32.1 A friend? What friend? Your name I pray you, friend. STEPHANO Stephano is my name, and I bring word My mistress will before the break of day Be here at Belmont. She doth stray about By holy crosses, where she kneels and prays For happy wedlock hours. MV V.i.32.2 Who comes with her? MV V.i.33 MV V.i.34 MV V.i.35 MV V.i.36 MV V.i.37 MV V.i.38 MV V.i.39 MV V.i.39 MV V.i.40 MV V.i.41 MV V.i.42 STEPHANO None but a holy hermit and her maid. I pray you, is my master yet returned? He is not, nor we have not heard from him. But go we in, I pray thee, Jessica, And ceremoniously let us prepare Some welcome for the mistress of the house. Enter Launcelot LAUNCELOT Sola, sola! Wo ha ho! Sola, sola! Who calls? LAUNCELOT Sola! Did you see Master Lorenzo? Master Lorenzo! Sola, sola! MV V.i.43 Leave holloaing, man! Here. hallowing, hallooing, halloing, holloaing (n.) shouting, hallooing, crying out MV V.i.44 LAUNCELOT Sola! Where? Where? MV V.i.45 Here! LAUNCELOT MV V.i.46 Tell him there's a post come from my post (n.) 1 express messenger, courier MV V.i.47 MV V.i.48 MV V.i.48 master, with his horn full of good news. My master will be here ere morning. Exit MV V.i.49 Sweet soul, let's in, and there expect their coming. expect (v.) await, wait for MV V.i.50 And yet no matter, why should we go in? MV V.i.51 My friend Stephano, signify, I pray you, signify (v.) report, make known, declare MV V.i.52 Within the house, your mistress is at hand, MV V.i.53 And bring your music forth into the air. music (n.) 1 musicians, players MV V.i.53 MV V.i.54 MV V.i.55 Exit Stephano How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit and let the sounds of music Page 2 of 10

3 MV V.i.56 Creep in our ears; soft stillness and the night MV V.i.57 Become the touches of sweet harmony. become (v.) 1 be fitting, befit, be appropriate to touch (n.) 7 fingering, handling, skill in playing MV V.i.58 Sit, Jessica. Look how the floor of heaven MV V.i.59 Is thick inlaid with patens of bright gold. paten (n.) dish on which the bread is placed during the Mass; shining circle MV V.i.60 There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest orb (n.) 1 sphere, planet, star, heavenly body MV V.i.61 But in his motion like an angel sings, MV V.i.62 Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins; cherubin (n.) 1 cherub, angel; or: cherubim, angels choir, quire (v.) 2 sing in a choir, sing in chorus still (adv.) 1 constantly, always, continually MV V.i.63 Such harmony is in immortal souls, MV V.i.64 But whilst this muddy vesture of decay muddy (adj.) 1 made of clay, resembling mud vesture (n.) garment, clothing, garb, costume MV V.i.65 Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it. grossly (adv.) 3 materially, physically, with substance MV V.i.66 Enter Musicians MV V.i.66 Come ho, and wake Diana with a hymn, MV V.i.67 With sweetest touches pierce your mistress' ear, touch (n.) 7 fingering, handling, skill in playing MV V.i.68 MV V.i.69 And draw her home with music. Music MV V.i.69 JESSICA I am never merry when I hear sweet music. MV V.i.70 The reason is your spirits are attentive. spirit (n.) 4 intuition, perception, discernment MV V.i.71 For do but note a wild and wanton herd wanton (adj.) 3 unrestrained, undisciplined, boisterous, uncontrolled MV V.i.72 Or race of youthful and unhandled colts race (n.) 5 herd, host, company MV V.i.73 Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, fetch (v.) 2 take, perform, make MV V.i.74 Which is the hot condition of their blood, blood (n.) 4 spirit, vigour, mettle condition (n.) 1 disposition, temper, mood, character hot (adj.) 1 hot-tempered, angry, passionate MV V.i.75 If they but hear perchance a trumpet sound, perchance (adv.) 1 perhaps, maybe MV V.i.76 Or any air of music touch their ears, MV V.i.77 You shall perceive them make a mutual stand, mutual (adj.) 1 common, general, omnipresent stand (n.) 3 stop, pause, standing still MV V.i.78 Their savage eyes turned to a modest gaze savage (adj.) 1 fierce, ferocious, wild MV V.i.79 By the sweet power of music. Therefore the poet MV V.i.80 Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods, MV V.i.81 Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage stockish (adj.) blockish, wooden, stupid MV V.i.82 But music for the time doth change his nature. MV V.i.83 The man that hath no music in himself, MV V.i.84 Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, MV V.i.85 Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils, spoil (n.) 1 plundering, pillaging, despoiling stratagem (n.) 3 deed of violence, bloody act MV V.i.86 The motions of his spirit are dull as night, motion (n.) 1 inner movement, inward prompting, natural impulse, imagining MV V.i.87 And his affections dark as Erebus. dark (adj.) 1 sad, melancholic, gloomy MV V.i.88 Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music. mark (v.) 1 note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] MV V.i.89 Enter Portia and Nerissa MV V.i.89 That light we see is burning in my hall; MV V.i.90 How far that little candle throws his beams! MV V.i.91 So shines a good deed in a naughty world. naughty (adj.) 1 wicked, evil, vile MV V.i.92 MV V.i.93 When the moon shone we did not see the candle. So doth the greater glory dim the less. Page 3 of 10

4 MV V.i.93 So doth the greater glory dim the less. MV V.i.94 A substitute shines brightly as a king substitute (n.) subordinate, deputy, underling MV V.i.95 Until a king be by, and then his state MV V.i.96 Empties itself, as doth an inland brook MV V.i.97 Into the main of waters. Music! hark! main (n.) 1 open sea, ocean MV V.i.98 It is your music, madam, of the house. music (n.) 1 musicians, players MV V.i.99 Nothing is good, I see, without respect; respect (n.) 1 consideration, factor, circumstance MV V.i.100 Methinks it sounds much sweeter than by day. methinks(t), methought(s) (v.) it seems /seemed to me MV V.i.101 Silence bestows that virtue on it, madam. MV V.i.102 The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark MV V.i.103 When neither is attended, and I think attend (v.) 7 listen [to], pay attention [to] MV V.i.104 MV V.i.105 The nightingale, if she should sing by day, When every goose is cackling, would be thought MV V.i.106 No better a musician than the wren. MV V.i.107 How many things by season seasoned are season (n.) 2 opportunity, favourable moment MV V.i.108 To their right praise and true perfection! praise (n.) 1 praiseworthiness, merit, virtue MV V.i MV V.i.109 MV V.i MV V.i Peace! Music ceases And would not be awaked. How the moon sleeps with Endymion, MV V.i MV V.i.111 MV V.i.112 MV V.i That is the voice, Or I am much deceived, of Portia. He knows me as the blind man knows the cuckoo, By the bad voice. MV V.i Dear lady, welcome home. MV V.i.114 We have been praying for our husbands' welfare, MV V.i.115 Which speed we hope the better for our words. speed (v.) 2 fare, manage, get on MV V.i Are they returned? MV V.i Madam, they are not yet, MV V.i.117 But there is come a messenger before before (adv.) 1 ahead, in advance MV V.i To signify their coming. signify (v.) report, make known, declare MV V.i MV V.i.119 MV V.i.120 MV V.i.121 MV V.i.122 MV V.i.122 Go in, Nerissa, Give order to my servants that they take No note at all of our being absent hence, Nor you, Lorenzo, Jessica, nor you. A tucket sounds Your husband is at hand, I hear his trumpet. Page 4 of 10

5 MV V.i.123 We are no tell-tales, madam; fear you not. MV V.i.124 This night methinks is but the daylight sick, methinks(t), methought(s) (v.) it seems /seemed to me MV V.i.125 It looks a little paler. 'Tis a day MV V.i.126 Such as the day is when the sun is hid. MV V.i.127 Enter Bassanio, Antonio, Gratiano, and their followers MV V.i.127 MV V.i.128 We should hold day with the Antipodes If you would walk in absence of the sun. MV V.i.129 Let me give light, but let me not be light, MV V.i.130 For a light wife doth make a heavy husband, heavy (adj.) 1 sorrowful, sad, gloomy MV V.i.131 And never be Bassanio so for me. MV V.i.132 But God sort all! You are welcome home, my lord. sort (v.) 2 choose, find, arrange MV V.i.133 MV V.i.134 MV V.i.135 MV V.i.136 MV V.i.137 I thank you, madam. Give welcome to my friend. This is the man, this is Antonio, To whom I am so infinitely bound. You should in all sense be much bound to him, For, as I hear, he was much bound for you. MV V.i.138 No more than I am well acquitted of. acquit (v.) 2 pay back, requite, settle the score with MV V.i.139 Sir, you are very welcome to our house; MV V.i.140 It must appear in other ways than words, MV V.i.141 Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy. breathing (adj.) 1 verbal, word-of-mouth scant (v.) 3 give out sparingly, curtail, withhold [from] MV V.i.142 (to Nerissa) MV V.i.142 By yonder moon I swear you do me wrong! MV V.i.143 In faith, I gave it to the judge's clerk. MV V.i.144 Would he were gelt that had it for my part geld (v.), past forms gelded, gelt 1 castrate, spay MV V.i.145 Since you do take it, love, so much at heart. MV V.i.146 A quarrel ho, already! What's the matter? MV V.i.147 About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring MV V.i.148 That she did give me, whose posy was posy (n.) short piece of poetry [often inscribed inside a ring] MV V.i.149 For all the world like cutler's poetry MV V.i.150 Upon a knife, Love me, and leave me not. leave (v.) 3 part with, lose, forsake MV V.i.151 What talk you of the posy or the value? MV V.i.152 You swore to me when I did give it you MV V.i.153 That you would wear it till your hour of death, MV V.i.154 And that it should lie with you in your grave. MV V.i.155 Though not for me, yet for your vehement oaths, MV V.i.156 You should have been respective and have kept it. respective (adj.) 1 careful, attentive, considerate Page 5 of 10

6 MV V.i.156 You should have been respective and have kept it. respective (adj.) 1 careful, attentive, considerate MV V.i.157 Gave it a judge's clerk! No, God's my judge, MV V.i.158 MV V.i.159 MV V.i.160 The clerk will ne'er wear hair on's face that had it! He will, an if he live to be a man. Ay, if a woman live to be a man. MV V.i.161 Now, by this hand, I gave it to a youth, MV V.i.162 A kind of boy, a little scrubbed boy scrubbed (adj.) short, undersized, stubby MV V.i.163 No higher than thyself, the judge's clerk, MV V.i.164 A prating boy that begged it as a fee; prating (adj.) prattling, chattering, blathering MV V.i.165 I could not for my heart deny it him. MV V.i.166 You were to blame I must be plain with you blame, to to be blamed, blameworthy MV V.i.167 To part so slightly with your wife's first gift, slightly (adv.) 2 easily, with little effort MV V.i.168 A thing stuck on with oaths upon your finger MV V.i.169 And so riveted with faith unto your flesh. MV V.i.170 I gave my love a ring, and made him swear MV V.i.171 Never to part with it; and here he stands. MV V.i.172 I dare be sworn for him he would not leave it leave (v.) 3 part with, lose, forsake MV V.i.173 Nor pluck it from his finger for the wealth MV V.i.174 That the world masters. Now in faith, Gratiano, master (v.) own, possess, have at one's disposal MV V.i.175 MV V.i.176 You give your wife too unkind a cause of grief. An 'twere to me, I should be mad at it. MV V.i.177 MV V.i.177 MV V.i.178 (aside) Why, I were best to cut my left hand off And swear I lost the ring defending it. MV V.i.179 My Lord Bassanio gave his ring away MV V.i.180 Unto the judge that begged it, and indeed MV V.i.181 Deserved it too; and then the boy, his clerk MV V.i.182 That took some pains in writing, he begged mine, MV V.i.183 And neither man nor master would take aught aught (n.) anything, [with negative word] nothing MV V.i But the two rings. MV V.i MV V.i.185 MV V.i.186 MV V.i.187 MV V.i.188 What ring gave you, my lord? Not that, I hope, which you received of me? If I could add a lie unto a fault, I would deny it, but you see my finger Hath not the ring upon it, it is gone. MV V.i.189 Even so void is your false heart of truth. false (adj.) 2 disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful MV V.i.190 MV V.i By heaven, I will ne'er come in your bed Until I see the ring. MV V.i Nor I in yours Page 6 of 10

7 MV V.i MV V.i MV V.i MV V.i.193 MV V.i.194 MV V.i.195 MV V.i.196 MV V.i.197 MV V.i.198 Nor I in yours Till I again see mine! Sweet Portia, If you did know to whom I gave the ring, If you did know for whom I gave the ring, And would conceive for what I gave the ring, And how unwillingly I left the ring When naught would be accepted but the ring, You would abate the strength of your displeasure. MV V.i.199 If you had known the virtue of the ring, virtue (n.) 4 power, capability, efficacy, property MV V.i.200 Or half her worthiness that gave the ring, MV V.i.201 Or your own honour to contain the ring, contain (v.) 1 retain, keep in one's possession MV V.i.202 You would not then have parted with the ring. MV V.i.203 What man is there so much unreasonable, MV V.i.204 If you had pleased to have defended it MV V.i.205 With any terms of zeal, wanted the modesty modesty (n.) 1 moderation, restraint, discipline want (v.) 1 lack, need, be without MV V.i.206 To urge the thing held as a ceremony? ceremony (n.) 3 sacred token, special symbol urge (v.) 1 press, insist on, state emphatically MV V.i.207 Nerissa teaches me what to believe, MV V.i.208 I'll die for't but some woman had the ring! MV V.i.209 No, by my honour, madam! By my soul MV V.i.210 No woman had it, but a civil doctor, civil (adj.) 4 of civil law MV V.i.211 Which did refuse three thousand ducats of me MV V.i.212 And begged the ring, the which I did deny him, MV V.i.213 And suffered him to go displeased away, suffer (v.) 1 allow, permit, let MV V.i.214 Even he that had held up the very life MV V.i.215 Of my dear friend. What should I say, sweet lady? MV V.i.216 I was enforced to send it after him. MV V.i.217 I was beset with shame and courtesy. courtesy, cur'sy, curtsy (n.) 1 courteous service, polite behaviour, good manners MV V.i.218 My honour would not let ingratitude MV V.i.219 So much besmear it. Pardon me, good lady! besmear (v.) 2 defile, sully, tarnish MV V.i.220 MV V.i.221 MV V.i.222 For, by these blessed candles of the night, Had you been there I think you would have begged The ring of me to give the worthy doctor. MV V.i.223 Let not that doctor e'er come near my house. come near (v.) 1 enter, come in/into MV V.i.224 Since he hath got the jewel that I loved, MV V.i.225 And that which you did swear to keep for me, MV V.i.226 I will become as liberal as you, liberal (adj.) 1 overgenerous, licentious MV V.i.227 MV V.i.228 MV V.i.229 MV V.i.230 MV V.i.231 MV V.i.232 MV V.i.233 I'll not deny him anything I have, No, not my body nor my husband's bed. Know him I shall, I am well sure of it. Lie not a night from home; watch me like Argus. If you do not, if I be left alone, Now by mine honour which is yet mine own, I'll have that doctor for my bedfellow. MV V.i.234 And I his clerk. Therefore be well advised advise, avise (v.) 2 warn, counsel, caution MV V.i.235 How you do leave me to mine own protection. Page 7 of 10

8 MV V.i.236 MV V.i.237 MV V.i.238 MV V.i.239 Well, do you so. Let not me take him then! For if I do, I'll mar the young clerk's pen. I am th' unhappy subject of these quarrels. Sir, grieve not you, you are welcome notwithstanding. MV V.i.240 Portia, forgive me this enforced wrong; MV V.i.241 And in the hearing of these many friends MV V.i.242 I swear to thee, even by thine own fair eyes, MV V.i Wherein I see myself... mark (v.) 1 note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] MV V.i MV V.i.244 MV V.i.245 MV V.i MV V.i MV V.i.247 MV V.i.248 Mark you but that! In both my eyes he doubly sees himself, In each eye one. Swear by your double self, And there's an oath of credit. Nay, but hear me. Pardon this fault, and by my soul I swear I never more will break an oath with thee. MV V.i.249 I once did lend my body for his wealth, wealth (n.) well-being, welfare, prosperity MV V.i.250 Which but for him that had your husband's ring MV V.i.251 Had quite miscarried. I dare be bound again, miscarry (v.) 1 come to harm, perish, meet death MV V.i.252 My soul upon the forfeit, that your lord MV V.i.253 Will never more break faith advisedly. advisedly (adv.) 3 deliberately, intentionally, with full awareness MV V.i.254 Then you shall be his surety. Give him this, surety (n.) 2 person undertaking a legal responsibility in relation to another, guarantor MV V.i.255 And bid him keep it better than the other. MV V.i.256 MV V.i.257 MV V.i.258 MV V.i.259 Here, Lord Bassanio. Swear to keep this ring. By heaven, it is the same I gave the doctor! I had it of him. Pardon me, Bassanio, For by this ring the doctor lay with me. MV V.i.260 And pardon me, my gentle Gratiano, gentle (adj.) 2 courteous, friendly, kind MV V.i.261 For that same scrubbed boy, the doctor's clerk, scrubbed (adj.) short, undersized, stubby MV V.i.262 In lieu of this last night did lie with me. lie (v.) 4 sleep, go to bed MV V.i.263 Why, this is like the mending of highways MV V.i.264 In summer, where the ways are fair enough. MV V.i.265 What, are we cuckolds ere we have deserved it? cuckold (n.) [mocking name] man with an unfaithful wife Page 8 of 10

9 MV V.i.266 Speak not so grossly. You are all amazed. grossly (adv.) 6 coarsely, indelicately, indecently MV V.i.267 Here is a letter, read it at your leisure. MV V.i.268 It comes from Padua from Bellario. MV V.i.269 There you shall find that Portia was the doctor, MV V.i.270 Nerissa there her clerk. Lorenzo here MV V.i.271 Shall witness I set forth as soon as you, MV V.i.272 And even but now returned, I have not yet MV V.i.273 Entered my house. Antonio, you are welcome, MV V.i.274 And I have better news in store for you MV V.i.275 Than you expect. Unseal this letter soon, MV V.i.276 There you shall find three of your argosies argosy (n.) large merchant ship MV V.i.277 MV V.i.278 MV V.i Are richly come to harbour suddenly. You shall not know by what strange accident I chanced on this letter. wife MV V.i I am dumb! MV V.i.280 Were you the doctor and I knew you not? MV V.i.281 Were you the clerk that is to make me cuckold? cuckold (n.) [mocking name] man with an unfaithful wife MV V.i.282 MV V.i.283 MV V.i.284 MV V.i.285 Ay, but the clerk that never means to do it, Unless he live until he be a man. Sweet doctor, you shall be my bedfellow. When I am absent, then lie with my wife. MV V.i.286 Sweet lady, you have given me life and living, living (n.) possessions, means of support, livelihood MV V.i.287 For here I read for certain that my ships MV V.i Are safely come to road. road (n.) 1 harbour, anchorage, roadstead MV V.i MV V.i.289 MV V.i.290 MV V.i.291 MV V.i.292 MV V.i.293 MV V.i.294 MV V.i How now, Lorenzo? My clerk hath some good comforts too for you. Ay, and I'll give them him without a fee. There do I give to you and Jessica From the rich Jew, a special deed of gift, After his death, of all he dies possessed of. Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way Of starved people. MV V.i It is almost morning, MV V.i.296 And yet I am sure you are not satisfied MV V.i.297 Of these events at full. Let us go in, MV V.i.298 And charge us there upon inter'gatories, charge (v.) 2 entreat, exhort, enjoin interrogatory (n.) interrogation, questioning, Page 9 of 10

10 MV V.i.299 And we will answer all things faithfully. interrogatory (n.) interrogation, questioning, inquisition MV V.i.300 Let it be so. The first inter'gatory MV V.i.301 That my Nerissa shall be sworn on is MV V.i.302 Whether till the next night she had rather stay, MV V.i.303 Or go to bed now, being two hours to day. MV V.i.304 But were the day come, I should wish it dark, MV V.i.305 Till I were couching with the doctor's clerk. couch (v.) 6 lie, sleep, go to bed MV V.i.306 Well, while I live I'll fear no other thing MV V.i.307 So sore as keeping safe Nerissa's ring. sore (adj.) 2 serious, grievous, grave MV V.i.307 Exeunt Page 10 of 10

The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare. Act 5, Scene 1

The Merchant of Venice. William Shakespeare. Act 5, Scene 1 The Merchant of Venice By William Shakespeare Act 5, Scene 1 SCENE. Belmont. The avenue to PORTIA's house. (Enter LORENZO and JESSICA.) The moon shines bright: in such a night as this, When the sweet wind