The Merchant Of Venice Literary Devices Quiz

Shylock’s desire for revenge contrasts Bassanio’s pursuit of love using which device?

The contrast between Venice and Belmont represents what device?

When Portia disguises herself as a man, what literary device does this exemplify?

What is used when Portia praises mercy as “an attribute to God himself”?

The pound of flesh symbolizes which literary device?

The recurring contrast between mercy and justice represents what device?

What device is used when Antonio is described as “the good Antonio”?

When the audience knows Portia is disguised but characters do not, this is?

When Gratiano jokes during tense moments, what device is present?

Shylock’s speech about revenge mirrors Christian ideas of mercy using which device?

What is the literary device in “My ventures are not in one bottom trusted”?

When Antonio says “I am a tainted wether of the flock,” what device is he using?

When Shylock says “You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,” this is an example of?

Shylock’s insistence on law over mercy reflects what type of irony?

The phrase “The quality of mercy is not strained” employs which device?

Which literary device is used in the line “All that glisters is not gold”?

The phrase “A Daniel come to judgment!” alludes to what device?

The ring subplot functions as which literary device?

When Portia speaks as Balthasar, what device is primarily at work?

The courtroom scene as a test of morality and identity demonstrates what device?

The repeated mention of the sea and ships functions as what device?

When Shylock says “Hath not a Jew eyes?”, what device is he using?

When Bassanio says “So may the outward shows be least themselves,” what device is this?

What device is seen when Antonio’s ships are lost and then found?

The caskets symbolize what larger idea?

The repetition of contrasting ideas like mercy and revenge represents what?

When Launcelot jokes about his conscience and the devil, what device is used?

The bond scene’s focus on “flesh” and “blood” employs which device?

What device appears when Portia uses the law to trap Shylock?

When Portia’s father designs the casket test, what device is central?