Music is played, lovers go home to face the consequences of their lost tokens, moonlight bathing the groves. In The Merchant Of Venice Act 5 Scene 1 Quiz, we finish the story with the resolution of the ring plot and the return of the merchant’s ships. So let the final reconciliations commence.
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The Merchant Of Venice Act 5 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 5 Scene 1 take place?
- Which two characters open the scene?
- What time of day is it during this scene?
- What do Lorenzo and Jessica discuss at the beginning?
- What kind of imagery dominates their opening dialogue?
- Which famous myth does Lorenzo reference early in the scene?
- Who arrives while Lorenzo and Jessica are talking?
- What message does the servant bring?
- Who are returning to Belmont that night?
- Why are Portia and Nerissa returning secretly?
- What does Portia instruct Nerissa to do before entering the house?
- Who greets Portia upon her arrival?
- What does Portia tell Lorenzo to do?
- Who enters with Bassanio and Gratiano?
- What is Gratiano arguing about when they arrive?
- Why is Nerissa angry with Gratiano?
- What does Portia accuse Bassanio of?
- What excuse does Bassanio give for giving away the ring?
- What does Portia claim the lawyer deserved instead of the ring?
- What does Gratiano say about the lawyer’s clerk?
- What is the major theme of this scene?
- Who finally reveals the truth about the disguises?
- How does Bassanio react to the revelation?
- What does Portia give to Antonio near the end of the scene?
- What news does the letter bring?
- How does Antonio respond to the news?
- What does the music in the background symbolize?
- Which couple ends the play with a sense of peace?
- What dramatic purpose does this scene serve?
- What mood closes Act 2 Scene 7?