Duke: 
That thou shalt see the difference of our spirits,
I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it:
For half thy wealth, it is Antonio’s;
The other half comes to the general state,
Which humbleness may drive unto a fire.
Portia:
Ay, for the state, not for Antonio.
Shylock:
Nay, take my life an all; pardon not that:
You take my house when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; you take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live.
i. How does Portia turn the tables on Shylock? [3]
ii. What makes Shylock completely helpless? [3]
iii. What tells you the extreme agonized state of Shylock? [3]
iv. Does Shylock accept the conditions imposed on him? How does he leave the court? [3]
v. What reward is demanded by Portia from Bassanio, and by Nerissa from Gratiano?
What is their purpose?

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