Merchant of Venice Workbook Answers Act 2 Scene 2
Merchant of Venice Workbook Answers Act 2 Scene 2 Questions and Answers, Passage Based Questions.
Merchant of Venice Act 2 Scene 2 Workbook Questions and Answers
Passage 1.
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow :
Launcelot :
Certainly the Jew is the very devil incarnal; and in my conscience, my conscience is but a kind of conscience, to ofter to counsel me to stay with the Jew The fiend gives the more friendly counsel: I will run, fiend, my heels are at your commandment, I will run.
(i) Who is the few referred to in the first line? Why is he compared to the devil ?
Answer: The Jew referred to is Skylock. He has been compared to the devil because he is cruel, strict and hard-hearted like the devil.
(ii) In the conflict between the devil and the conscience, who wins ? What does Launcelot decide to do ?
Answer: The devil wins in this conflict. Launcelot decides to leave the job.
(iii) What counsel does the conscience give to Launcelot ?
Answer: The conscience counsels Launcelot to stay with the Jew and continue his service.
(iv) Who meets Launcelot, soon after this ? Answer: Old Gobbo meets Launcelot soon after this.
(v) What does Launcelot mean by ‘the very devil incamal’ ?
Answer: Launcelot means to say that the Jew i.e. Shylock is the very devil in human form.