Essential Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle English Notes
Leaving Cert & Junior Cycle English Revision Notes | Enda’s English Notes
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, My name is Eoin O’Driscoll and this evening, I am here to talk to you about our new campaign to eradicate stereotyping from our society. Throughout this speech, I will give you, the audience, examples of stereotyping within our society and more importantly, the dangers of stereotyping. Let me first … Read more
After the drama of Bassanio appearing in Belmont, Shakespeare moves the focus of the play back to Venice, where Salerio has confirmed that one of Antonio’s ships has been wrecked ‘on the narrow seas.’ Shylock interrupts Salanio and Salerio, accusing them of knowing the whereabouts of his daughter. They mock the fact that his daughter … Read more
Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 (Key Scene) Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5
In the final scene of Act 2, we are brought back to Belmont, where the Prince of Arragon has come to try his luck with the lottery for Portia’s hand. Portia tells the Prince to make his pick and that if he picks the right casket, they will be married immediately, but if he chooses … Read more
We go back to Venice, where Salerio and Salanio give an update on the happenings in the Italian city. They tell us how Shylock went to Bassanio’s ship to search for his daughter but that the ship had already set sail. He wakened the Duke to help him search for Jessica. But he was too … Read more
The focus of the play shifts back to Belmont, where the Prince of Morocco is about to make his decision on what casket to pick. This is the first time we have seen the lottery in action and the prince spends a lot of time deliberating on each of the caskets. The prince tells us … Read more
Gratiano and Salerio are outside Shylock’s house, waiting for Lorenzo who arrives, in the hope of taking Jessica from the house. He calls up to the upstairs window and Jessica, dressed in boy’s clothes responds. She tells Lorenzo to catch the casket, she is throwing from the upstairs window, which contains Shylock’s gold and jewels. … Read more
Launcelot informs Shylock that he is leaving him and joining Bassanio as his servant. Shylock tells Launcelot that he will not be as well treated with Bassanio as he is with him. “Thou shall not gormandize, /As thou hast done with me.” Shylock calls Jessica and tells her that he is going to dinner with … Read more
This is a very short scene (Note how short the scenes are at the minute, as Shakespeare picks up the pace and brings the plot along) where Lorenzo is making preparations for a masque at Bassanio’s feast. Launcelot enters and gives Lorenzo the letter from Jessica and Lorenzo sends a message with Launcelot to Jessica. … Read more
In this scene, we meet Jessica, who is Shylock’s daughter and who is planning to flee her father’s house to elope with Lorenzo, a friend of Bassanio’s. She knows that Launcelot is also planning to leave her father to go to Bassanio and gives him a letter to give to Lorenzo. She tells Launcelot, “Our … Read more