The Merchant of Venice: Act 4 Scene 1 Analysis
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- Welcome back to video number 6 in our Merchant of Venice series. In this video, Dr Aidan (PhD in Shakespeare Studies), explains why Act 4 Scene 1 is the most important scene in Shakespeare and provides in-depth analysis to help you gain a firmer understanding of the play.
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Haha two years later and he’s still replying to comments, dedication
Hey Sir 👋, greetings 😊 I have was searching for the main points from this scene and I found your video . It is an excellent analysis of the scene but one more thing to say is this The two speeches of shylock are also important 👌. I am Learning this MOV act 4 and Act 5 from exam points of view and hats off to your hardwork for students .
Btw..love from 🇮🇳 India
That’s very kind of you. Thank you. I’m pleased to hear that you found it useful.
thanx a lot sir
plz make an explanation video on act 4 scene 2
i like the way you xplain
thank you
Thank you for your comment Abhishek. I am currently working on a number of videos but will take a look at that and see what I can do.
This was seriously awesome saved my life THANKSSSSS
Hi Aidan, thanks! Does anyone notice this quote? "You may as well do anything most hard
As seek to soften that than which what's harder-
-His Jewish heart." The alliteration is used to make an impression that the Jewish heart is hard. The break(caesure) also draws extra attentions and emphasizes the blame for the Jewish. I'm not very sure of the terms I used. What do you think of the rhetoric effects in this quote?
That is a good analysis. Shakespeare uses the same alliteration in King Lear when he writes ‘Is there any cause in nature that make these hard hearts?’ You also make a good point when you notice the caesura: this prompts the character to pause because he’s trying to think of anything harder than a Jewish heart. Great to read this type of analysis.
Keep it up sir!! :)
Thank u nice explanation 👍
Tripta Vijan - Thank you. Glad it was helpful
Really good video
GunterZak thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Really nice
Thank you: that's very kind of you to say. I'm pleased you liked it.
Nice video 👍👌👏 thanks
Thank you!
thank you for eplaining
No problem: glad you found it helpful.
1. Had the Court in The Merchant of Venice ‘been a Jewish Court, What would have the situation been for all the characters in Act IV,Scene I. Discuss from each characters perspective.
Thank sir
Thank you.
is this part anti semetic?
Make more videos on mov
Thank you for your comment. There are several other videos on Merchant that you can find on my channel, and I plan to do more at some point in the future.
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