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| Enter Bassanio, Portia, Gratiano, and all | Enter Bassanio, Portia, Gratiano, Nerissa, and all | | MV III.ii.1.1 | |
| their traine. | their trains | | MV III.ii.1.2 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| I pray you tarrie, pause a day or two | I pray you tarry, pause a day or two | tarry (v.) stay, remain, linger | MV III.ii.1 | |
| Before you hazard, for in choosing wrong | Before you hazard, for in choosing wrong | hazard (v.)expose to risk, take one's chance [of] | MV III.ii.2 | |
| I loose your companie; therefore forbeare a while, | I lose your company. Therefore forbear awhile. | forbear (v.)control oneself, have patience [for] | MV III.ii.3 | |
| There's something tels me (but it is not loue) | There's something tells me, but it is not love, | | MV III.ii.4 | |
| I would not loose you, and you know your selfe, | I would not lose you; and you know yourself | | MV III.ii.5 | |
| Hate counsailes not in such a quallitie; | Hate counsels not in such a quality. | quality (n.)nature, disposition, character | MV III.ii.6 | |
| But least you should not vnderstand me well, | But lest you should not understand me well – | | MV III.ii.7 | |
| And yet a maiden hath no tongue, but thought, | And yet a maiden hath no tongue but thought – | | MV III.ii.8 | |
| I would detaine you here some month or two | I would detain you here some month or two | | MV III.ii.9 | |
| Before you venture for me. I could teach you | Before you venture for me. I could teach you | | MV III.ii.10 | |
| How to choose right, but then I am forsworne, | How to choose right, but then I am forsworn. | forswear (v), past forms forsworn, forsworeswear falsely, perjure [oneself], break one's word | MV III.ii.11 | |
| So will I neuer be, so may you misse me, | So will I never be. So may you miss me. | | MV III.ii.12 | |
| But if you doe, youle make me wish a sinne, | But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin, | | MV III.ii.13 | |
| That I had beene forsworne: Beshrow your eyes, | That I had been forsworn. Beshrew your eyes! | beshrew, 'shrew (v.)curse, devil take, evil befall | MV III.ii.14 | |
| They haue ore-lookt me and deuided me, | They have o'erlooked me and divided me; | overlook (v.)bewitch, subject to magic | MV III.ii.15 | |
| One halfe of me is yours, the other halfe yours, | One half of me is yours, the other half yours, | | MV III.ii.16 | |
| Mine owne I would say: but of mine then yours, | Mine own I would say; but if mine then yours, | | MV III.ii.17 | |
| And so all yours; O these naughtie times | And so all yours. O these naughty times | naughty (adj.)wicked, evil, vile | MV III.ii.18 | |
| Puts bars betweene the owners and their rights. | Put bars between the owners and their rights. | bar (n.)objection, impediment | MV III.ii.19 | |
| And so though yours, not yours (proue it so) | And so, though yours, not yours. Prove it so, | | MV III.ii.20 | |
| Let Fortune goe to hell for it, not I. | Let fortune go to hell for it, not I. | | MV III.ii.21 | |
| I speake too long, but 'tis to peize the time, | I speak too long, but 'tis to piece the time, | peise (v.)weigh down, burden, load | MV III.ii.22 | |
| | piece (v.)prolong, extend, drag out | | |
| To ich it, and to draw it out in length, | To eke it and to draw it out in length, | eke, eke out (v.)add to, increase, supplement | MV III.ii.23 | |
| To stay you from election. | To stay you from election. | election (n.)choice, preference | MV III.ii.24.1 | |
| | stay (v.)dissuade, stop, prevent | | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Let me choose, | Let me choose, | | MV III.ii.24.2 | |
| For as I am, I liue vpon the racke. | For as I am, I live upon the rack. | rack (n.)machine of torture which stretches the limbs | MV III.ii.25 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| Vpon the racke Bassanio, then confesse | Upon the rack, Bassanio? Then confess | | MV III.ii.26 | |
| What treason there is mingled with your loue. | What treason there is mingled with your love. | | MV III.ii.27 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| None but that vglie treason of mistrust. | None but that ugly treason of mistrust | | MV III.ii.28 | |
| Which makes me feare the enioying of my loue: | Which makes me fear th' enjoying of my love. | fear (v.)fear for, worry about, be anxious about | MV III.ii.29 | |
| There may as well be amitie and life, | There may as well be amity and life | | MV III.ii.30 | |
| 'Tweene snow and fire, as treason and my loue. | 'Tween snow and fire, as treason and my love. | | MV III.ii.31 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| I, but I feare you speake vpon the racke, | Ay, but I fear you speak upon the rack, | | MV III.ii.32 | |
| Where men enforced doth speake any thing. | Where men enforced do speak anything. | | MV III.ii.33 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Promise me life, and ile confesse the truth. | Promise me life and I'll confess the truth. | | MV III.ii.34 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| Well then, confesse and liue. | Well then, confess and live. | | MV III.ii.35.1 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Confesse and loue | Confess and love | | MV III.ii.35.2 | |
| Had beene the verie sum of my confession: | Had been the very sum of my confession. | | MV III.ii.36 | |
| O happie torment, when my torturer | O happy torment, when my torturer | | MV III.ii.37 | |
| Doth teach me answers for deliuerance: | Doth teach me answers for deliverance. | | MV III.ii.38 | |
| But let me to my fortune and the caskets. | But let me to my fortune and the caskets. | | MV III.ii.39 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| Away then, I am lockt in one of them, | Away then, I am locked in one of them; | | MV III.ii.40 | |
| If you doe loue me, you will finde me out. | If you do love me, you will find me out. | | MV III.ii.41 | |
| Nerryssa and the rest, stand all aloofe, | Nerissa and the rest, stand all aloof. | aloof (adv.)a short distance away, to one side | MV III.ii.42 | |
| Let musicke sound while he doth make his choise, | Let music sound while he doth make his choice, | | MV III.ii.43 | |
| Then if he loose he makes a Swan-like end, | Then if he lose he makes a swanlike end, | | MV III.ii.44 | |
| Fading in musique. That the comparison | Fading in music. That the comparison | | MV III.ii.45 | |
| May stand more proper, my eye shall be the streame | May stand more proper, my eye shall be the stream | | MV III.ii.46 | |
| And watrie death-bed for him: he may win, | And watery deathbed for him. He may win, | | MV III.ii.47 | |
| And what is musique than? Than musique is | And what is music then? Then music is | | MV III.ii.48 | |
| Euen as the flourish, when true subiects bowe | Even as the flourish when true subjects bow | | MV III.ii.49 | |
| To a new crowned Monarch: Such it is, | To a new-crowned monarch. Such it is | | MV III.ii.50 | |
| As are those dulcet sounds in breake of day, | As are those dulcet sounds in break of day | | MV III.ii.51 | |
| That creepe into the dreaming bride-groomes eare, | That creep into the dreaming bridegroom's ear | | MV III.ii.52 | |
| And summon him to marriage. Now he goes | And summon him to marriage. Now he goes, | | MV III.ii.53 | |
| With no lesse presence, but with much more loue | With no less presence but with much more love | presence (n.)appearance, bearing, demeanour | MV III.ii.54 | |
| Then yong Alcides, when he did redeeme | Than young Alcides when he did redeem | Alcides (n.)[pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus | MV III.ii.55 | |
| The virgine tribute, paied by howling Troy | The virgin tribute paid by howling Troy | Troy (n.)ancient city of W Turkey, besieged for 10 years during the Trojan Wars; also called Ilium, Ilion | MV III.ii.56 | |
| To the Sea-monster: I stand for sacrifice, | To the sea-monster. I stand for sacrifice; | | MV III.ii.57 | |
| The rest aloofe are the Dardanian wiues: | The rest aloof are the Dardanian wives, | Dardanian (adj.)poetic name for someone or something to do with Troy | MV III.ii.58 | |
| With bleared visages come forth to view | With bleared visages come forth to view | visage (n.)face, countenance | MV III.ii.59 | |
| | bleared (adj.)blear-eyed, tear-dimmed | | |
| The issue of th' exploit: Goe Hercules, | The issue of th' exploit. Go, Hercules; | issue (n.)outcome, result, consequence(s) | MV III.ii.60 | |
| | Hercules (n.)[Roman form of Heracles] proverbial for his mythical physical strength and miraculous achievements | | |
| Liue thou, I liue with much more dismay | Live thou, I live. With much, much more dismay | | MV III.ii.61 | |
| I view the sight, then thou that mak'st the fray. | I view the fight than thou that mak'st the fray. | | MV III.ii.62 | |
| Here Musicke. A Song the whilst Bassanio comments on the Caskets to | A song the whilst Bassanio comments on the caskets to | | MV III.ii.63.1 | |
| himselfe. | himself | | MV III.ii.63.2 | |
| Tell me where is fancie bred, | Tell me where is fancy bred, | fancy (n.)love, amorousness, infatuation | MV III.ii.63 | |
| Or in the heart, or in the head: | Or in the heart, or in the head? | | MV III.ii.64 | |
| How begot, how nourished. | How begot, how nourished? | beget (v.), past form begotproduce, engender, give rise to | MV III.ii.65 | |
| Replie, replie. | Reply, reply. | | MV III.ii.66 | |
| It is engendred in the eyes, | It is engendered in the eyes, | | MV III.ii.67 | |
| With gazing fed, and Fancie dies, | With gazing fed, and fancy dies | | MV III.ii.68 | |
| In the cradle where it lies: | In the cradle where it lies. | | MV III.ii.69 | |
| Let vs all ring Fancies knell. | Let us all ring fancy's knell. | | MV III.ii.70 | |
| Ile begin it. Ding, dong, bell. | I'll begin it – Ding, dong, bell. | | MV III.ii.71 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| Ding, dong, bell. | Ding, dong, bell. | | MV III.ii.72 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| So may the outward showes be least themselues | So may the outward shows be least themselves. | outward (adj.)external, surface, superficial | MV III.ii.73 | |
| | show (n.)appearance, exhibition, display | | |
| The world is still deceiu'd with ornament. | The world is still deceived with ornament. | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | MV III.ii.74 | |
| In Law, what Plea so tanted and corrupt, | In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, | tainted (adj.)corrupted, dishonourable, depraved | MV III.ii.75 | |
| But being season'd with a gracious voice, | But being seasoned with a gracious voice, | gracious (adj.)delightful, lovely, charming | MV III.ii.76 | |
| | voice (n.)authoritative opinion, judgement | | |
| | but (adv.)just | | |
| Obscures the show of euill? In Religion, | Obscures the show of evil? In religion, | | MV III.ii.77 | |
| What damned error, but some sober brow | What damned error but some sober brow | sober (adj.)sedate, staid, demure, grave | MV III.ii.78 | |
| | brow (n.)appearance, aspect, countenance | | |
| Will blesse it, and approue it with a text, | Will bless it and approve it with a text, | approve (v.)prove, confirm, corroborate, substantiate | MV III.ii.79 | |
| Hiding the grosenesse with faire ornament: | Hiding the grossness with fair ornament? | grossness (n.)flagrant nature, obviousness, enormity | MV III.ii.80 | |
| There is no voice so simple, but assumes | There is no vice so simple but assumes | simple (adj.)basic, minimal, small | MV III.ii.81 | |
| Some marke of vertue on his outward parts; | Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. | | MV III.ii.82 | |
| How manie cowards, whose hearts are all as false | How many cowards whose hearts are all as false | false (adj.)sham, spurious, not genuine, artificial | MV III.ii.83 | |
| As stayers of sand, weare yet vpon their chins | As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins | | MV III.ii.84 | |
| The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars, | The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars, | Mars (n.)Roman god of war | MV III.ii.85 | |
| Who inward searcht, haue lyuers white as milke, | Who inward searched, have livers white as milk, | liver (n.)part of the body thought to be the seat of the passions [especially sexual desire] | MV III.ii.86 | |
| And these assume but valors excrement, | And these assume but valour's excrement | excrement (n.)outgrowth [of hair] | MV III.ii.87 | |
| To render them redoubted. Looke on beautie, | To render them redoubted. Look on beauty, | redoubted (adj.)feared, dreaded, revered | MV III.ii.88 | |
| And you shall see 'tis purchast by the weight, | And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight, | | MV III.ii.89 | |
| Which therein workes a miracle in nature, | Which therein works a miracle in nature, | | MV III.ii.90 | |
| Making them lightest that weare most of it: | Making them lightest that wear most of it. | | MV III.ii.91 | |
| So are those crisped snakie golden locks | So are those crisped snaky golden locks, | snaky (adj.)twisting, winding, sinuous; also: deceitful | MV III.ii.92 | |
| | crisped (adj.)stiffly curled | | |
| Which makes such wanton gambols with the winde | Which make such wanton gambols with the wind | wanton (adj.)casual, gentle | MV III.ii.93 | |
| Vpon supposed fairenesse, often knowne | Upon supposed fairness, often known | | MV III.ii.94 | |
| To be the dowrie of a second head, | To be the dowry of a second head, | | MV III.ii.95 | |
| The scull that bred them in the Sepulcher. | The skull that bred them in the sepulchre. | | MV III.ii.96 | |
| Thus ornament is but the guiled shore | Thus ornament is but the guiled shore | guiled (adj.)treacherous, deceiving, full of guile | MV III.ii.97 | |
| To a most dangerous sea: the beautious scarfe | To a most dangerous sea, the beauteous scarf | | MV III.ii.98 | |
| Vailing an Indian beautie; In a word, | Veiling an Indian beauty; in a word, | Indian (adj.)dark-complexioned, dark-haired | MV III.ii.99 | |
| The seeming truth which cunning times put on | The seeming truth which cunning times put on | seeming (adj.)apparent, convincing in appearance | MV III.ii.100 | |
| To intrap the wisest. Therefore then thou gaudie gold, | To entrap the wisest. Therefore thou gaudy gold, | | MV III.ii.101 | |
| Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee, | Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee; | | MV III.ii.102 | |
| Nor none of thee thou pale and common drudge | Nor none of thee, thou pale and common drudge | drudge (n.)slave, serf, lackey | MV III.ii.103 | |
| 'Tweene man and man: but thou, thou meager lead | 'Tween man and man. But thou, thou meagre lead | | MV III.ii.104 | |
| Which rather threatnest then dost promise ought, | Which rather threaten'st than dost promise aught, | aught (n.)anything, [with negative word] nothing | MV III.ii.105 | |
| Thy palenesse moues me more then eloquence, | Thy paleness moves me more than eloquence, | | MV III.ii.106 | |
| And here choose I, ioy be the consequence. | And here choose I. Joy be the consequence! | | MV III.ii.107 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| (aside) | | MV III.ii.108.1 | |
| How all the other passions fleet to ayre, | How all the other passions fleet to air: | fleet (v.)turn, pass, change | MV III.ii.108 | |
| As doubtfull thoughts, and rash imbrac'd despaire: | As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, | | MV III.ii.109 | |
| And shuddring feare, and greene-eyed iealousie. | And shudd'ring fear, and green-eyed jealousy. | | MV III.ii.110 | |
| O loue be moderate, allay thy extasie, | O love, be moderate, allay thy ecstasy, | allay (v.)subside, abate, diminish, quell | MV III.ii.111 | |
| In measure raine thy ioy, scant this excesse, | In measure rain thy joy, scant this excess, | scant (v.)neglect, stint, withhold | MV III.ii.112 | |
| I feele too much thy blessing, make it lesse, | I feel too much thy blessing, make it less | | MV III.ii.113 | |
| For feare I surfeit. | For fear I surfeit. | surfeit (v.)become sick through having too much | MV III.ii.114.1 | |
| BASSANIO | | | |
| (opening the leaden casket) | | MV III.ii.114 | |
| What finde I here? | What find I here? | | MV III.ii.114.2 | |
| Faire Portias counterfeit. What demie God | Fair Portia's counterfeit! What demi-god | counterfeit (n.)likeness, portrait, image | MV III.ii.115 | |
| Hath come so neere creation? moue these eies? | Hath come so near creation? Move these eyes? | | MV III.ii.116 | |
| Or whether riding on the bals of mine | Or whether, riding on the balls of mine, | | MV III.ii.117 | |
| Seeme they in motion? Here are seuer'd lips | Seem they in motion? Here are severed lips | severed (adj.)parted, opened | MV III.ii.118 | |
| Parted with suger breath, so sweet a barre | Parted with sugar breath; so sweet a bar | bar (n.)obstruction, barrier, obstacle | MV III.ii.119 | |
| Should sunder such sweet friends: here in her haires | Should sunder such sweet friends. Here in her hairs | sunder (v.)separate, split up, part | MV III.ii.120 | |
| The Painter plaies the Spider, and hath wouen | The painter plays the spider, and hath woven | | MV III.ii.121 | |
| A golden mesh t'intrap the hearts of men | A golden mesh t' entrap the hearts of men | | MV III.ii.122 | |
| Faster then gnats in cobwebs: but her eies, | Faster than gnats in cobwebs. But her eyes, | | MV III.ii.123 | |
| How could he see to doe them? hauing made one, | How could he see to do them? Having made one, | | MV III.ii.124 | |
| Me thinkes it should haue power to steale both his | Methinks it should have power to steal both his | methinks(t), methought(s) (v.)it seems / seemed to me | MV III.ii.125 | |
| And leaue it selfe vnfurnisht: Yet looke how farre | And leave itself unfurnished. Yet look how far | unfurnished (adj.)unfinished, defective | MV III.ii.126 | |
| The substance of my praise doth wrong this shadow | The substance of my praise doth wrong this shadow | shadow (n.)image, likeness, portrait, semblance | MV III.ii.127 | |
| In vnderprising it, so farre this shadow | In underprizing it, so far this shadow | | MV III.ii.128 | |
| Doth limpe behinde the substance. Here's the scroule, | Doth limp behind the substance. Here's the scroll, | substance (n.)real thing, genuine article | MV III.ii.129 | |
| The continent, and summarie of my fortune. | The continent and summary of my fortune: | continent (n.)embodiment, summation, digest | MV III.ii.130 | |
| You that choose not by the view | You that choose not by the view | | MV III.ii.131 | |
| Chance as faire, and choose as true: | Chance as fair, and choose as true. | | MV III.ii.132 | |
| Since this fortune fals to you, | Since this fortune falls to you, | | MV III.ii.133 | |
| Be content, and seeke no new. | Be content and seek no new. | content (adj.)contented, patient, accepting, undisturbed | MV III.ii.134 | |
| If you be well pleasd with this, | If you be well pleased with this | | MV III.ii.135 | |
| And hold your fortune for your blisse, | And hold your fortune for your bliss, | | MV III.ii.136 | |
| Turne you where your Lady is, | Turn you where your lady is, | | MV III.ii.137 | |
| And claime her with a louing kisse. | And claim her with a loving kiss. | | MV III.ii.138 | |
| A gentle scroule: Faire Lady, by your leaue, | A gentle scroll. Fair lady, by your leave. | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | MV III.ii.139 | |
| I come by note to giue, and to receiue, | I come by note, to give and to receive. | note (n.)bill, invoice, account | MV III.ii.140 | |
| Like one of two contending in a prize | Like one of two contending in a prize, | contend (v.)compete, vie, rival | MV III.ii.141 | |
| That thinks he hath done well in peoples eies: | That thinks he hath done well in people's eyes, | | MV III.ii.142 | |
| Hearing applause and vniuersall shout, | Hearing applause and universal shout, | | MV III.ii.143 | |
| Giddie in spirit, still gazing in a doubt | Giddy in spirit, still gazing in a doubt | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | MV III.ii.144 | |
| | giddy (adj.)swaying, quaking, dizzying | | |
| Whether those peales of praise be his or no. | Whether those pearls of praise be his or no, | | MV III.ii.145 | |
| So thrice faire Lady stand I euen so, | So, thrice-fair lady, stand I even so, | | MV III.ii.146 | |
| As doubtfull whether what I see be true, | As doubtful whether what I see be true, | | MV III.ii.147 | |
| Vntill confirm'd, sign'd, ratified by you. | Until confirmed, signed, ratified by you. | | MV III.ii.148 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| You see my Lord Bassiano where I stand, | You see me, Lord Bassanio, where I stand, | | MV III.ii.149 | |
| Such as I am; though for my selfe alone | Such as I am. Though for myself alone | | MV III.ii.150 | |
| I would not be ambitious in my wish, | I would not be ambitious in my wish | | MV III.ii.151 | |
| To wish my selfe much better, yet for you, | To wish myself much better, yet for you | | MV III.ii.152 | |
| I would be trebled twenty times my selfe, | I would be trebled twenty times myself, | | MV III.ii.153 | |
| A thousand times more faire, ten thousand times | A thousand times more fair, ten thousand times | | MV III.ii.154 | |
| More rich, that onely to stand high in your account, | More rich, that only to stand high in your account, | | MV III.ii.155 | |
| I might in vertues, beauties, liuings, friends, | I might in virtues, beauties, livings, friends, | living (n.)possessions, means of support, livelihood | MV III.ii.156 | |
| Exceed account: but the full summe of me | Exceed account; but the full sum of me | | MV III.ii.157 | |
| Is sum of nothing: which to terme in grosse, | Is sum of something, which to term in gross, | gross (n.)overall total, whole amount | MV III.ii.158 | |
| Is an vnlessoned girle, vnschool'd, vnpractiz'd, | Is an unlessoned girl, unschooled, unpractised, | | MV III.ii.159 | |
| Happy in this, she is not yet so old | Happy in this, she is not yet so old | | MV III.ii.160 | |
| But she may learne: happier then this, | But she may learn; happier than this, | | MV III.ii.161 | |
| Shee is not bred so dull but she can learne; | She is not bred so dull but she can learn; | | MV III.ii.162 | |
| Happiest of all, is that her gentle spirit | Happiest of all is that her gentle spirit | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | MV III.ii.163 | |
| Commits it selfe to yours to be directed, | Commits itself to yours to be directed, | | MV III.ii.164 | |
| As from her Lord, her Gouernour, her King. | As from her lord, her governor, her king. | | MV III.ii.165 | |
| My selfe, and what is mine, to you and yours | Myself and what is mine to you and yours | | MV III.ii.166 | |
| Is now conuerted. But now I was the Lord | Is now converted. But now I was the lord | | MV III.ii.167 | |
| Of this faire mansion, master of my seruants, | Of this fair mansion, master of my servants, | | MV III.ii.168 | |
| Queene ore my selfe: and euen now, but now, | Queen o'er myself; and even now, but now, | | MV III.ii.169 | |
| This house, these seruants, and this same my selfe | This house, these servants, and this same myself | | MV III.ii.170 | |
| Are yours, my Lord, I giue them with this ring, | Are yours, my lord's. I give them with this ring, | | MV III.ii.171 | |
| Which when you part from, loose, or giue away, | Which when you part from, lose, or give away, | | MV III.ii.172 | |
| Let it presage the ruine of your loue, | Let it presage the ruin of your love | presage (v.)signify, indicate | MV III.ii.173 | |
| And be my vantage to exclaime on you. | And be my vantage to exclaim on you. | exclaim on / upon (v.)accuse, blame, denounce [loudly] | MV III.ii.174 | |
| | vantage (n.)right moment, suitable opportunity | | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Maddam, you haue bereft me of all words, | Madam, you have bereft me of all words, | bereave (v.)take away [from], deprive, deny, rob | MV III.ii.175 | |
| Onely my bloud speakes to you in my vaines, | Only my blood speaks to you in my veins, | | MV III.ii.176 | |
| And there is such confusion in my powers, | And there is such confusion in my powers | power (n.)faculty, function, ability | MV III.ii.177 | |
| | confusion (n.)disturbance, distraction, agitation [of the mind] | | |
| As after some oration fairely spoke | As after some oration fairly spoke | | MV III.ii.178 | |
| By a beloued Prince, there doth appeare | By a beloved prince, there doth appear | | MV III.ii.179 | |
| Among the buzzing pleased multitude, | Among the buzzing pleased multitude, | | MV III.ii.180 | |
| Where euery something being blent together, | Where every something being blent together | blent (adj.)blended, mixed, applied [as of painting] | MV III.ii.181 | |
| Turnes to a wilde of nothing, saue of ioy | Turns to a wild of nothing, save of joy | wild (n.)wilderness, waste land | MV III.ii.182 | |
| Exprest, and not exprest: but when this ring | Expressed and not expressed. But when this ring | | MV III.ii.183 | |
| Parts from this finger, then parts life from hence, | Parts from this finger, then parts life from hence, | | MV III.ii.184 | |
| O then be bold to say Bassanio's dead. | O then be bold to say Bassanio's dead. | | MV III.ii.185 | |
| Ner. | NERISSA | | | |
| My Lord and Lady, it is now our time | My lord and lady, it is now our time, | | MV III.ii.186 | |
| That haue stood by and seene our wishes prosper, | That have stood by and seen our wishes prosper, | | MV III.ii.187 | |
| To cry good ioy, good ioy my Lord and Lady. | To cry good joy, good joy, my lord and lady! | | MV III.ii.188 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| My Lord Bassanio, and my gentle Lady, | My lord Bassanio, and my gentle lady, | gentle (adj.)well-born, honourable, noble | MV III.ii.189 | |
| I wish you all the ioy that you can wish: | I wish you all the joy that you can wish, | | MV III.ii.190 | |
| For I am sure you can wish none from me: | For I am sure you can wish none from me; | | MV III.ii.191 | |
| And when your Honours meane to solemnize | And when your honours mean to solemnize | | MV III.ii.192 | |
| The bargaine of your faith: I doe beseech you | The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you | | MV III.ii.193 | |
| Euen at that time I may be married too. | Even at that time I may be married too. | | MV III.ii.194 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| With all my heart, so thou canst get a wife. | With all my heart, so thou canst get a wife. | | MV III.ii.195 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| I thanke your Lordship, you gaue got me one. | I thank your lordship, you have got me one. | | MV III.ii.196 | |
| My eyes my Lord can looke as swift as yours: | My eyes, my lord, can look as swift as yours: | | MV III.ii.197 | |
| You saw the mistres, I beheld the maid: | You saw the mistress, I beheld the maid. | | MV III.ii.198 | |
| You lou'd, I lou'd for intermission, | You loved, I loved; for intermission | intermission (n.)respite, pause, rest | MV III.ii.199 | |
| No more pertaines to me my Lord then you; | No more pertains to me, my lord, than you. | | MV III.ii.200 | |
| Your fortune stood vpon the caskets there, | Your fortune stood upon the caskets there, | | MV III.ii.201 | |
| And so did mine too, as the matter falls: | And so did mine too, as the matter falls; | | MV III.ii.202 | |
| For wooing heere vntill I swet againe, | For wooing here until I sweat again, | | MV III.ii.203 | |
| And swearing till my very rough was dry | And swearing till my very roof was dry | | MV III.ii.204 | |
| With oathes of loue, at last, if promise last, | With oaths of love, at last, if promise last, | | MV III.ii.205 | |
| I got a promise of this faire one heere | I got a promise of this fair one here | | MV III.ii.206 | |
| To haue her loue: prouided that your fortune | To have her love, provided that your fortune | | MV III.ii.207 | |
| Atchieu'd her mistresse. | Achieved her mistress. | | MV III.ii.208.1 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| Is this true Nerrissa? | Is this true, Nerissa? | | MV III.ii.208.2 | |
| Ner. | NERISSA | | | |
| Madam it is so, so you stand pleas'd withall. | Madam, it is, so you stand pleased withal. | | MV III.ii.209 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| And doe you Gratiano meane good faith? | And do you, Gratiano, mean good faith? | | MV III.ii.210 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| Yes faith my Lord. | Yes, faith, my lord. | | MV III.ii.211 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Our feast shall be much honored in your marriage. | Our feast shall be much honoured in your marriage. | | MV III.ii.212 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| Weele play with them the first boy for a thousand | We'll play with them, the first boy for a thousand | | MV III.ii.213 | |
| ducats. | ducats. | ducat (n.)gold (sometimes silver) coin used in several European countries | MV III.ii.214 | |
| Ner. | NERISSA | | | |
| What and stake downe? | What, and stake down? | | MV III.ii.215 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| No, we shal nere win at that sport, and stake | No, we shall ne'er win at that sport, and stake | sport (n.)sexual recreation, intercourse, amorous dalliance | MV III.ii.216 | |
| downe. | down. | | MV III.ii.217 | |
| But who comes heere? Lorenzo and his Infidell? | But who comes here? Lorenzo and his infidel! | | MV III.ii.218 | |
| What and my old Venetian friend Salerio? | What, and my old Venetian friend Salerio! | | MV III.ii.219 | |
| Enter Lorenzo, Iessica, and Salerio. | Enter Lorenzo, Jessica, and Salerio, a messenger from | | MV III.ii.220.1 | |
| Venice | | MV III.ii.220.2 | |
| Bas. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Lorenzo and Salerio, welcome hether, | Lorenzo and Salerio, welcome hither, | | MV III.ii.220 | |
| If that the youth of my new interest heere | If that the youth of my new interest here | | MV III.ii.221 | |
| Haue power to bid you welcome: by your leaue | Have power to bid you welcome. By your leave, | | MV III.ii.222 | |
| I bid my verie friends and Countrimen | I bid my very friends and countrymen, | very (adj.)[intensifying] thoroughgoing, absolute | MV III.ii.223 | |
| Sweet Portia welcome. | Sweet Portia, welcome. | | MV III.ii.224.1 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| So do I my Lord, | So do I, my lord. | | MV III.ii.224.2 | |
| they are intirely welcome. | They are entirely welcome. | entirely (adv.)sincerely, heartily | MV III.ii.225 | |
| Lor. | LORENZO | | | |
| I thanke your honor; for my part my Lord, | I thank your honour. For my part, my lord, | | MV III.ii.226 | |
| My purpose was not to haue seene you heere, | My purpose was not to have seen you here, | purpose (n.)intention, aim, plan | MV III.ii.227 | |
| But meeting with Salerio by the way, | But meeting with Salerio by the way, | | MV III.ii.228 | |
| He did intreate mee past all saying nay | He did entreat me past all saying nay | | MV III.ii.229 | |
| To come with him along. | To come with him along. | | MV III.ii.230.1 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| I did my Lord, | I did, my lord, | | MV III.ii.230.2 | |
| And I haue reason for it, Signior Anthonio | And I have reason for it. Signor Antonio | | MV III.ii.231 | |
| Commends him to you. | Commends him to you. | commend (v.)convey greetings, present kind regards | MV III.ii.232.1 | |
| He gives Bassanio a letter | | MV III.ii.232 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Ere I ope his Letter | Ere I ope his letter, | ope (v.)open | MV III.ii.232.2 | |
| I pray you tell me how my good friend doth. | I pray you tell me how my good friend doth. | | MV III.ii.233 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| Not sicke my Lord, vnlesse it be in minde, | Not sick, my lord, unless it be in mind, | | MV III.ii.234 | |
| Nor wel, vnlesse in minde: his Letter there | Nor well unless in mind. His letter there | | MV III.ii.235 | |
| Wil shew you his estate. | Will show you his estate. | estate (n.)state, situation, circumstances | MV III.ii.236 | |
| Opens the Letter. | Bassanio opens the letter | | MV III.ii.237.1 | |
| Gra. | GRATIANO | | | |
| Nerrissa, cheere yond stranger, bid her welcom. | Nerissa, cheer yond stranger; bid her welcome. | stranger (n.)foreigner, alien, outsider | MV III.ii.237 | |
| Your hand Salerio, what's the newes from Venice? | Your hand, Salerio. What's the news from Venice? | | MV III.ii.238 | |
| How doth that royal Merchant good Anthonio; | How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? | royal merchantmerchant prince | MV III.ii.239 | |
| I know he wil be glad of our successe, | I know he will be glad of our success; | | MV III.ii.240 | |
| We are the Iasons, we haue won the fleece. | We are the Jasons, we have won the Fleece. | | MV III.ii.241 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| I would you had won the fleece that hee hath lost. | I would you had won the fleece that he hath lost. | | MV III.ii.242 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| There are some shrewd contents in yond same Paper, | There are some shrewd contents in yond same paper | shrewd (adj.)ominous, telling; or: bitter, vexatious | MV III.ii.243 | |
| That steales the colour from Bassianos cheeke, | That steals the colour from Bassanio's cheek: | | MV III.ii.244 | |
| Some deere friend dead, else nothing in the world | Some dear friend dead, else nothing in the world | | MV III.ii.245 | |
| Could turne so much the constitution | Could turn so much the constitution | turn (v.)change, transform, alter | MV III.ii.246 | |
| | constitution (n.)disposition, temperament, mood | | |
| Of any constant man. What, worse and worse? | Of any constant man. What, worse and worse? | constant (adj.)settled, resolved, decided | MV III.ii.247 | |
| With leaue Bassanio I am halfe your selfe, | With leave, Bassanio, I am half yourself, | | MV III.ii.248 | |
| And I must freely haue the halfe of any thing | And I must freely have the half of anything | | MV III.ii.249 | |
| That this same paper brings you. | That this same paper brings you. | | MV III.ii.250.1 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| O sweet Portia, | O sweet Portia, | | MV III.ii.250.2 | |
| Heere are a few of the vnpleasant'st words | Here are a few of the unpleasant'st words | | MV III.ii.251 | |
| That euer blotted paper. Gentle Ladie | That ever blotted paper! Gentle lady, | gentle (adj.)soft, tender, kind | MV III.ii.252 | |
| When I did first impart my loue to you, | When I did first impart my love to you, | | MV III.ii.253 | |
| I freely told you all the wealth I had | I freely told you all the wealth I had | | MV III.ii.254 | |
| Ran in my vaines: I was a Gentleman, | Ran in my veins – I was a gentleman – | | MV III.ii.255 | |
| And then I told you true: and yet deere Ladie, | And then I told you true; and yet, dear lady, | | MV III.ii.256 | |
| Rating my selfe at nothing, you shall see | Rating myself at nothing, you shall see | | MV III.ii.257 | |
| How much I was a Braggart, when I told you | How much I was a braggart. When I told you | | MV III.ii.258 | |
| My state was nothing, I should then haue told you | My state was nothing, I should then have told you | state (n.)estate, property, wealth, means | MV III.ii.259 | |
| That I was worse then nothing: for indeede | That I was worse than nothing; for indeed | | MV III.ii.260 | |
| I haue ingag'd my selfe to a deere friend, | I have engaged myself to a dear friend, | | MV III.ii.261 | |
| Ingag'd my friend to his meere enemie | Engaged my friend to his mere enemy, | engage (v.)pledge, give the guarantee of | MV III.ii.262 | |
| | mere (adj.)complete, total, absolute, utter | | |
| To feede my meanes. Heere is a Letter Ladie, | To feed my means. Here is a letter, lady; | | MV III.ii.263 | |
| The paper as the bodie of my friend, | The paper as the body of my friend, | | MV III.ii.264 | |
| And euerie word in it a gaping wound | And every word in it a gaping wound | | MV III.ii.265 | |
| Issuing life blood. But is it true Salerio, | Issuing life-blood. But is it true, Salerio? | | MV III.ii.266 | |
| Hath all his ventures faild, what not one hit, | Have all his ventures failed? What, not one hit? | | MV III.ii.267 | |
| From Tripolis, from Mexico and England, | From Tripolis, from Mexico and England, | Tripolis (n.)[pron: 'tripolis] Tripoli; seaport capital in N Africa (modern Libya) | MV III.ii.268 | |
| From Lisbon, Barbary, and India, | From Lisbon, Barbary, and India, | Barbary (n.)Barbary coast of N Africa, famous for its horses | MV III.ii.269 | |
| And not one vessell scape the dreadfull touch | And not one vessel scape the dreadful touch | scape, 'scape (v.)escape, avoid | MV III.ii.270 | |
| Of Merchant-marring rocks? | Of merchant-marring rocks? | merchant-marring (adj.)capable of damaging a merchant-ship | MV III.ii.271.1 | |
| Sal. | SALERIO | | | |
| Not one my Lord. | Not one, my lord. | | MV III.ii.271.2 | |
| Besides, it should appeare, that if he had | Besides, it should appear that if he had | | MV III.ii.272 | |
| The present money to discharge the Iew, | The present money to discharge the Jew, | discharge (v.)pay, reimburse, settle with | MV III.ii.273 | |
| He would not take it: neuer did I know | He would not take it. Never did I know | | MV III.ii.274 | |
| A creature that did beare the shape of man | A creature that did bear the shape of man | | MV III.ii.275 | |
| So keene and greedy to confound a man. | So keen and greedy to confound a man. | confound (v.)destroy, overthrow, ruin | MV III.ii.276 | |
| He plyes the Duke at morning and at night, | He plies the Duke at morning and at night, | | MV III.ii.277 | |
| And doth impeach the freedome of the state | And doth impeach the freedom of the state | impeach (v.)discredit, disparage, call into question | MV III.ii.278 | |
| If they deny him iustice. Twenty Merchants, | If they deny him justice. Twenty merchants, | | MV III.ii.279 | |
| The Duke himselfe, and the Magnificoes | The Duke himself, and the magnificoes | magnifico (n.)Venetian leader | MV III.ii.280 | |
| Of greatest port haue all perswaded with him, | Of greatest port have all persuaded with him, | port (n.)station, position, dignity | MV III.ii.281 | |
| | persuade (v.)plead, entreat | | |
| But none can driue him from the enuious plea | But none can drive him from the envious plea | envious (adj.)malicious, spiteful, vindictive, full of enmity | MV III.ii.282 | |
| | plea (n.)claim, argument, issue | | |
| Of forfeiture, of iustice, and his bond. | Of forfeiture, of justice, and his bond. | | MV III.ii.283 | |
| Iessi. | JESSICA | | | |
| When I was with him, I haue heard him sweare | When I was with him, I have heard him swear | | MV III.ii.284 | |
| To Tuball and to Chus, his Countri-men, | To Tubal and to Chus, his countrymen, | | MV III.ii.285 | |
| That he would rather haue Anthonio's flesh, | That he would rather have Antonio's flesh | | MV III.ii.286 | |
| Then twenty times the value of the summe | Than twenty times the value of the sum | | MV III.ii.287 | |
| That he did owe him: and I know my Lord, | That he did owe him, and I know, my lord, | | MV III.ii.288 | |
| If law, authoritie, and power denie not, | If law, authority, and power deny not, | power (n.)authority, government | MV III.ii.289 | |
| It will goe hard with poore Anthonio. | It will go hard with poor Antonio. | | MV III.ii.290 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| Is it your deere friend that is thus in trouble? | Is it your dear friend that is thus in trouble? | | MV III.ii.291 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| The deerest friend to me, the kindest man, | The dearest friend to me, the kindest man, | | MV III.ii.292 | |
| The best condition'd, and vnwearied spirit | The best-conditioned and unwearied spirit | best-conditioned (adj.)best-natured, of finest character | MV III.ii.293 | |
| In doing curtesies: and one in whom | In doing courtesies, and one in whom | | MV III.ii.294 | |
| The ancient Romane honour more appeares | The ancient Roman honour more appears | | MV III.ii.295 | |
| Then any that drawes breath in Italie. | Than any that draws breath in Italy. | | MV III.ii.296 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| What summe owes he the Iew? | What sum owes he the Jew? | | MV III.ii.297 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| For me three thousand ducats. | For me, three thousand ducats. | | MV III.ii.298.1 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| What, no more? | What, no more? | | MV III.ii.298.2 | |
| Pay him sixe thousand, and deface the bond: | Pay him six thousand, and deface the bond. | deface (v.)[heraldry] efface, obliterate, blot out | MV III.ii.299 | |
| Double sixe thousand, and then treble that, | Double six thousand and then treble that, | | MV III.ii.300 | |
| Before a friend of this description | Before a friend of this description | | MV III.ii.301 | |
| Shall lose a haire through Bassano's fault. | Shall lose a hair through Bassanio's fault. | | MV III.ii.302 | |
| First goe with me to Church, and call me wife, | First go with me to church and call me wife, | | MV III.ii.303 | |
| And then away to Venice to your friend: | And then away to Venice to your friend! | | MV III.ii.304 | |
| For neuer shall you lie by Portias side | For never shall you lie by Portia's side | | MV III.ii.305 | |
| With an vnquiet soule. You shall haue gold | With an unquiet soul. You shall have gold | | MV III.ii.306 | |
| To pay the petty debt twenty times ouer. | To pay the petty debt twenty times over. | | MV III.ii.307 | |
| When it is payd, bring your true friend along, | When it is paid, bring your true friend along. | | MV III.ii.308 | |
| My maid Nerrissa, and my selfe meane time | My maid Nerissa and myself meantime | | MV III.ii.309 | |
| Will liue as maids and widdowes; come away, | Will live as maids and widows. Come away, | | MV III.ii.310 | |
| For you shall hence vpon your wedding day: | For you shall hence upon your wedding-day. | | MV III.ii.311 | |
| Bid your friends welcome, show a merry cheere, | Bid your friends welcome, show a merry cheer; | cheer (n.)face, look, expression | MV III.ii.312 | |
| Since you are deere bought, I will loue you deere. | Since you are dear bought, I will love you dear. | | MV III.ii.313 | |
| But let me heare the letter of your friend. | But let me hear the letter of your friend. | | MV III.ii.314 | |
| BASSANIO | | | |
| Sweet Bassanio, my ships haue all miscarried, | Sweet Bassanio, my ships have all miscarried, | miscarry (v.)come to harm, be lost, be destroyed | MV III.ii.315 | |
| my Creditors grow cruell, my estate is very low, my bond | my creditors grow cruel, my estate is very low, my bond | estate (n.)state, situation, circumstances | MV III.ii.316 | |
| to the Iew is forfeit, and since in paying it, it is impossible | to the Jew is forfeit. And since in paying it, it is impossible | | MV III.ii.317 | |
| I should liue, all debts are cleerd betweene you and I, if I | I should live, all debts are cleared between you and I if I | | MV III.ii.318 | |
| might see you at my death: notwithstanding, vse your | might but see you at my death. Notwithstanding, use your | | MV III.ii.319 | |
| pleasure, if your loue doe not perswade you to come, let not | pleasure. If your love do not persuade you to come, let not | | MV III.ii.320 | |
| my letter. | my letter. | | MV III.ii.321 | |
| Por. | PORTIA | | | |
| O loue! dispach all busines and be gone. | O love, dispatch all business and be gone. | dispatch, despatch (v.)deal with promptly, settle, get [something] done quickly | MV III.ii.322 | |
| Bass. | BASSANIO | | | |
| Since I haue your good leaue to goe away, | Since I have your good leave to go away, | | MV III.ii.323 | |
| I will make hast; but till I come againe, | I will make haste, but till I come again | | MV III.ii.324 | |
| No bed shall ere be guilty of my stay, | No bed shall e'er be guilty of my stay, | | MV III.ii.325 | |
| Nor rest be interposer twixt vs twaine. | Nor rest be interposer 'twixt us twain. | | MV III.ii.326 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | MV III.ii.326 | |