Merchant of Venice-Vocab

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Bassanio squandered his father's money.

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squandered

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Portia was a rich ______________ who lived in Belmont.

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heiress

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Antonio was a Venetian merchant.

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Venetian

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Most Venetians were __________________ and mistreated the Jews.

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anti-Semitic

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Portia saved Antonio's life by finding a ______________ in the bond.

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loophole

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Gratiano was a ___________ friend of Bassanio who accompanied him to Belmont.

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boisterous

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Shylock tried to take the pound of flesh as he was a ___________ man.

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vindictive

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Shylock was furious to learn Jessica _____________ with Lorenzo.

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eloped

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Antonio _______ Shylock, calling him a dog and spitting on him.

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humiliated

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The Jews like Shylock were _________ by Christians and forced to live in ghettos.

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ostracized