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In act 1, scene 3, Shylock finally agrees to lend Bassanio three thousand ducats they all agree to the loan, Bassanio offers Shylock to eat with him, but he denies the offer on the grounds of eating with Christians. After a long debate about the Jewish versus Christian morality of charging interest on loans, Shylock decides to add a clause that ...
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace.Categorized as an encyclopedic novel, [1] Infinite Jest is featured in Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005.
Act 5, Scene 1: The battlefield at Alcazar As the battle begins, Abdelemec dies (apparently of grief) after receiving news that his army will likely lose. In an effort to maintain the soldiers’ morale, his officers prop up his corpse in order to make it appear as though he is still alive.
Scene 2: "The prophecy of the coming of Messiah and the question, despite (1), of what this may portend for the World" (movements 5–7) Scene 3: "The prophecy of the Virgin Birth" (movements 8–12) Scene 4: "The appearance of the Angels to the Shepherds" (movements 13–17) Scene 5: "Christ's redemptive miracles on earth" (movements 18–21 ...
The second attempt to exchange money for love comes in Act 5 Scene 2 and highlights a status distinction. Hammon attempts to pay Ralph 20 pounds in order to claim Jane for himself. [ 26 ] Hammon, like Otley, operates under the assumption that money can buy anything, even love, and approaches Jane not as a person but as a commodity. [ 27 ]
Debussy decided to remove four scenes from the play (act 1 scene 1, act 2 scene 4, act 3 scene 1, act 5 scene 1 [18]), significantly reducing the role of the serving-women to one silent appearance in the last act. He also cut back on the elaborate descriptions that Maeterlinck was fond of.
The House Practice guide says members-elect “entitled to take the oath may decline it by resigning before taking a seat, because membership cannot be imposed on one without his consent.”
Act 3, Scene 5: Room in a Small Cottage on the Poplar Farm Act 4, Scene 1: Interior of a Dungeon, likely the basement of Dr. Gaines's Estate Act 4, Scene 2: The Parlor of Dr. Gaines Act 4, Scene 3: In the Forest near Dr. Gaines's Property Act 5, Scene 1: Bar in the American Hotel Act 5, Scene 2: Forest at Night Act 5, Scene 3: A Street Act 5 ...