The Merchant of Venice Summary Video

Now that you have read The Merchant of Venice and understand the concept called "plot", identify all the elements of the plot in these videos and then write a summary of the play.

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Plot

Now, I want you to tell me what part of the plot would describe these videos? Give your reason(s).

Literature Terms: Setting and Plot

Since you will be studying various books and poems as an English B/Literature student, it is important that you understand the following terms:

a) Setting: time, place, prevailing attitudes of the period in which the play occurs

b) Plot: the main events of a play, novel or film; consists of five (5) elements:
             1.Exposition (beginning)               2. Rising Action (events leading to the climax)
             3.Climax (most exciting part)       4. Falling Action (events after the climax)
             5. Resolution (ending)

Since you did some research on the setting, let us delve into the plot.
What part of the plot do these 3 videos represent? Give your reason(s) why.

Merchant of Venice: Background Check

Welcome everyone to Lovers of Literature, including first formers who are just entering secondary schools in the Caribbean! I want all of you to embrace literature. It is one of those subjects that will allow you to think critically and write even better than how you were writing in primary school. We will be looking at the Merchant of Venice, a classic comedy by one of the greatest playwrights that ever lived, William Shakespeare. In order to understand any literary piece, it is important that you always do the following background check, in order to understand the text. So start your research by answering three (3) questions.

Background Check

1. Do a quick research on the author's biography: Who is he? Where is he from? What type of life did he have?
2. Examine the period (setting) in which the author lived. Is the play set, for example, in the 18th century? Did women have the same rights as men? How important was one's status or social position during this time? How did Venetians view or treat Jews? How were Christians perceived? 
3. Identify the  genre or type of literature. Is the Merchant of Venice a play a comedy? Is the Shakespearean comedy different from other comedies?    

                                                                                                                                                          

The beginning of the blog starts from the bottom, so read from the bottom first.             

Remember you can comment and ask questions by clicking on comments below.