SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 5 ( Final )
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SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 3
As the court grants Shylock his bond and Antonio prepares for Shylock’s knife, Portia deftly appropriates Shylock’s argument for ‘specific performance.’ She says that the contract allows Shylock only to remove the flesh, not the “blood”, of Antonio (see quibble). Thus, if Shylock were to shed any drop of Antonio’s blood, his “lands and goods” would be forfeited under Venetian laws. She tells him that he must cut precisely one pound of flesh, no more, no less; she advises him that “if the scale do turn, But in the estimation of a hair, Thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate.”
Defeated, Shylock concedes to accepting Bassanio’s offer of money for the defaulted bond, first his offer to pay “the bond thrice”, which Portia rebuffs, telling him to take his bond, and then merely the principal, which Portia also prevents him from doing on the ground that he has already refused it “in the open court.” She cites a law under which Shylock, as a Jew and therefore an “alien”, having attempted to take the life of a citizen, has forfeited his property, half to the government and half to Antonio, leaving his life at the mercy of the Duke. The Duke pardons Shylock’s life. Antonio asks for his share “in use” until Shylock’s death, when the principal will be given to Lorenzo and Jessica. At Antonio’s request, the Duke grants remission of the state’s half of forfeiture, but on the condition that Shylock convert to Christianity and bequeath his entire estate to Lorenzo and Jessica (IV,i).
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SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Multiple Roles of being the Announcer, Antonio, and the two Suitors.
Please note that some actors and actresses played in multiple parts and roles. The actor in black also acted as the announcer.
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SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 2
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 2
Meanwhile, in Belmont, Portia is awash with suitors. Her father left a will stipulating each of her suitors must choose correctly from one of three caskets – one each of gold, silver and lead. If he picks the right casket, he gets Portia. The first suitor, the Prince of Morocco, chooses the gold casket, interpreting its slogan, “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire,” as referring to Portia. The second suitor, the conceited Prince of Arragon, chooses the silver casket, which proclaims, “Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves”, as he believes he is full of merit. Both suitors leave empty-handed, having rejected the lead casket because of the baseness of its material and the uninviting nature of its slogan, “Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.” The last suitor is Bassanio, whom Portia wishes to succeed, having met him before. As Bassanio ponders his choice, members of Portia’s household sing a song which says that “fancy” (not true love) is “engend’red in the eyes, With gazing fed.”, Bassanio chooses the lead casket and wins Portia’s hand.
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 2
At Belmont, Bassanio receives a letter telling him that Antonio has been unable to repay the loan from Shylock. Portia and Bassanio marry, as do Gratiano and Portia’s handmaid Nerissa. Bassanio and Gratiano leave for Venice, with money from Portia, to save Antonio’s life by offering the money to Shylock. Unknown to Bassanio and Gratiano, Portia sent her servant, Balthazar, to seek the counsel of Portia’s cousin, Bellario, a lawyer, at Padua.
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 2 – Shylock
At Venice, Antonio’s ships are reported lost at sea so the merchant cannot repay the bond. Shylock has become more determined to exact revenge from Christians because his daughter Jessica eloped with the Christian Lorenzo and converted. She took a substantial amount of Shylock’s wealth with her, as well as a turquoise ring which Shylock had been given by his late wife, Leah. Shylock has Antonio brought before court.
The climax of the play takes place in the court of the Duke of Venice. Shylock refuses Bassanio’s offer of 6,000 ducats, twice the amount of the loan. He demands his pound of flesh from Antonio. The Duke, wishing to save Antonio but unable to nullify a contract, refers the case to a visitor. He identifies himself as Balthazar, a young male “doctor of the law”, bearing a letter of recommendation to the Duke from the learned lawyer Bellario. The doctor is Portia in disguise, and the law clerk who accompanies her is Nerissa, also disguised as a man. As Balthazar, Portia repeatedly asks Shylock to show mercy in a famous speech, advising him that mercy “is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes” (IV, i, 185). However, Shylock adamantly refuses any compensations and insists on the pound of flesh.
As the court grants Shylock his bond and Antonio prepares for Shylock’s knife, Portia deftly appropriates Shylock’s argument for ‘specific performance.’ She says that the contract allows Shylock only to remove the flesh, not the “blood”, of Antonio (see quibble). Thus, if Shylock were to shed any drop of Antonio’s blood, his “lands and goods” would be forfeited under Venetian laws. She tells him that he must cut precisely one pound of flesh, no more, no less; she advises him that “if the scale do turn, But in the estimation of a hair, Thou diest and all thy goods are confiscate.”
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 2 Shylock
Defeated, Shylock concedes to accepting Bassanio’s offer of money for the defaulted bond, first his offer to pay “the bond thrice”, which Portia rebuffs, telling him to take his bond, and then merely the principal, which Portia also prevents him from doing on the ground that he has already refused it “in the open court.” She cites a law under which Shylock, as a Jew and therefore an “alien”, having attempted to take the life of a citizen, has forfeited his property, half to the government and half to Antonio, leaving his life at the mercy of the Duke. The Duke pardons Shylock’s life. Antonio asks for his share “in use” until Shylock’s death, when the principal will be given to Lorenzo and Jessica. At Antonio’s request, the Duke grants remission of the state’s half of forfeiture, but on the condition that Shylock convert to Christianity and bequeath his entire estate to Lorenzo and Jessica (IV,i).
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 2 Shylock decides
Apology for the noise in some of the photographs as all photographs are resized and I seldom shoot in RAW but take my photographs in JPEG Large. As some are edited to make a portrait so resulting in a lot of noise or grainy texture.
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SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 – Part 1
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in 16th-century Venice must default on a large loan provided by an abused Jewish moneylender. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare’s other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for Shylock and the famous “Hath not a Jew eyes?” speech. Also notable is Portia’s speech about “the quality of mercy”.
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
Characters
Antonio – a merchant of Venice in melancholic mood
Bassanio – Antonio’s friend; suitor to Portia; later the husband of Portia
Gratiano – friend of Antonio and Bassanio; in love with Nerissa; later the husband of Nerissa
Salanio, Salerio, and Salarino – friends of Antonio and Bassanio
Lorenzo – friend of Antonio and Bassanio; in love with Jessica; later the husband of Jessica
Portia – a rich heiress; later the wife of Bassanio
Nerissa – Portia’s waiting maid – in love with Gratiano; later the wife of Gratiano
Balthazar – Portia’s servant, who Portia later disguises herself as
Stephano – Nerissa’s disguise as Balthazar’s law clerk.
Shylock – a rich Jew, moneylender, father of Jessica
Jessica – daughter of Shylock, later the wife of Lorenzo
Tubal – a Jew; friend of Shylock
Launcelot Gobbo – servant of Shylock; later a servant of Bassanio; son of Old Gobbo
Old Gobbo – father of Launcelot
Leonardo – slave to Bassanio
Duke of Venice – authority who presides over the case of Shylock’s bond
Prince of Morocco – suitor to Portia
Prince of Arragon – suitor to Portia
Magnificoes of Venice, officers of the Court of Justice, gaoler, servants to Portia, and other attendants
Inserted from Wikipedia by SP Lim
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
Summary
Gilbert’s Shylock After the Trial, an illustration to The Merchant of Venice.
Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out. Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns to the Jewish moneylender Shylock and names Antonio as the loan’s guarantor.
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
Antonio has already antagonized Shylock through his outspoken antisemitism, and because Antonio’s habit of lending money without interest forces Shylock to charge lower rates. Shylock is at first reluctant to grant the loan, citing abuse he has suffered at Antonio’s hand. He finally agrees to lend the sum to Bassanio without interest upon one condition: if Bassanio is unable to repay it at the specified date, Shylock may take a pound of Antonio’s flesh. Bassanio does not want Antonio to accept such a risky condition; Antonio is surprised by what he sees as the moneylender’s generosity (no “usance” – interest – is asked for), and he signs the contract. With money at hand, Bassanio leaves for Belmont with his friend Gratiano, who has asked to accompany him. Gratiano is a likeable young man, but is often flippant, overly talkative, and tactless. Bassanio warns his companion to exercise self-control, and the two leave for Belmont and Portia.
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED ~ MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016
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Shakespeare Demystified: The Merchant of Venice 2016
Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 : THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
14 – 17 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sun)
@ stage 2, Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) 檳城表演藝術中心 貳號劇場
Play | 戲劇
* In English
*Also @ klpac from 20 – 24 Apr 2016 (Wed – Sun)
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Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
on 14 – 17 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sun)
@ stage 2, Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) 檳城表演藝術中心 貳號劇場.
A performance on the canonical speeches and scenes from The Merchant of Venice, each comes with narration of plots and discussion of the themes. Audience members are invited to join the discussion during Q&A session.
演出擷取著名莎劇《威尼斯商人》經典片段與對白，並解析其中文本。觀眾可以在問答環節參與討論。
The Jewish moneylender Shylock loans 3,000 ducats to Antonio, a Christian merchant. The loan contract sweeps the two men and everyone in their worlds into chaos as prejudices and the desire for revenge play out when Shylock demands the “pound of flesh”. The insightful Portia boldly intervenes to save Antonio, with unforeseen consequences for all.
商人安東尼奧 (Antonio) 為了幫助好友巴薩尼奧 (Bassanio) 娶得美麗少女波西亞，向仇家猶太放貸人夏洛克 (Shylock) 借了 3,000 金幣，卻因商船發生事故無法如期償還。在新仇舊恨下，夏洛克堅持依照借據要安東尼奧割下一磅肉來還債，這讓所有人陷入一片混亂。
The Merchant of Venice, one of the most popularly staged Shakespearean plays, is a tragicomedy that takes the audience on an emotional rollercoaster ride. With its strong exploration of race, religion, the law, justice, friendship, love, gender and marital fidelity, this play continues to attract controversy and debate even in modern stagings.
Rather than present a play with a neat division between the “good” and “bad” guys, this production depicts human characters who are sometimes good, sometimes bad; sometimes right and sometimes wrong. Sometimes plain foolish.
《威尼斯商人》是最常被搬上舞台的著名莎士比亞戲劇之一，這一個感染力超強的喜悲劇讓觀眾的情緒如過山車一般跌宕起伏，其中探索的種族、宗教、法律、公義、友情、愛情、婚姻與性別等課題，直至今日依然可以引發人們的議論。與其將人性整齊規劃成“好人”與“壞人”二元論，這個製作團隊更傾向將人的性格描繪成有時好、有時壞；有時對、有時錯：或有時只是純粹愚蠢而已。
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Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
14 – 17 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sun)
@ stage 2, Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) 檳城表演藝術中心 貳號劇場
SHOW INFORMATION | 演出資訊
DATE | 日期 :
14 – 17 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sun)
TIME | 時間 :
14 – 16 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sat) @ 8:30pm
15 Apr 2016 (Fri) @ 11am
17 Apr 2016 (Sun) @ 3pm
VENUE | 地點 :
stage 2, penangpac
檳城表演藝術中心 貳號劇場
TICKET PRICE | 票價 :
RM 45 for Adults
RM 35 for Students, Physically-challenged, TAS / Senior Privilege Card Holders & Senior Citizens above 60
PROMOTION | 首演優惠 :
EARLY BIRD : RM 35 (valid until 1 Apr 2016)
BUY 2 FREE 1 : RM 90 (valid until 1 Apr 2016)
Drama | 戲劇
* In English
FOR SCHOOL / GROUP / CORPORATE BOOKINGS FOR THE PENANG RUN, PLEASE CONTACT JOHN | 學校 / 社團 / 企業團購請聯繫 ：
john@penangpac.org / alexander@penangpac.org or call 04-8991722 / 2722***
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Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
14 – 17 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sun)
@ stage 2, Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) 檳城表演藝術中心 貳號劇場
penangpac’s Website :
http://www.penangpac.org/content/display/article/site:penangpac-param:shakespeare_demystified_the_merchant_of_venice_2016-link:1750
Shakespeare Demystified’s Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/events/177159572642741/
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PRODUCTION TEAM :
Director | 導演 : LIM KIEN LEE
Script Editor | 編劇 : LIM KIEN LEE
Cast | 演員 : LIM SOON HENG, TIKA MUTAMIR, IVAN CHAN, TAN BOON KIT, DAVID H LIM, KGIA LOONG, HANNAN AZLAN, NABIL ZAKARIA
Production Manager | 製作經理 : LIM KIEN LEE
Script Editor | 編劇 : LIM KIEN LEE
Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
14 – 17 Apr 2016 (Thu – Sun)
@ stage 2, Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) 檳城表演藝術中心 貳號劇場
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Shakespeare Demystified 揭秘莎士比亞 : THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 2016 | 威尼斯商人 2016
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