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Water and music in The Mechant of Venice

Water\tempest\danger\Venice Find quotations for each of the following: Salarino and Solanio’s linking of tempests with an unquiet mind: Journeys to various places are undertaken for financial rewards: Water is the cause of ruin and death: Shylock is described as a dog\cur\wolf …who hates music:

Music\harmony\romance\Belmont Find quotations for each of the following: Lorenzo’s comments about music bringing about ‘stillness’ (V.i): A journey to Belmont is undertaken for love’s rewards: Rescue\salvation is offered by Belmont: Portia is associated with heavenly imagery (heaven, monarch, kings etc. Act IV) …and she loves music, often instructing musicians to play:

Extension: what is ‘the music of the spheres’? How does it relate to what we have discussed above?