The Merchant of Venice- Ending

The rings- Key Moment : Quotes

Nerissa: “You swore to me…”

Portia: “what ring gave you, my lord?…”

Nerissa: “You swore to me that you would wear it till your hour of death”

(Nerissa pretends to be shocked that Gratiano doesn’t have her ring)

Portia: “what ring gave you, my lord? Not that, i hope, which you received of me?”

(Portia asks Bassanio if he gave her ring away and pretends to me shocked if he did)

Portia: “Give him this…”

Portia: “ three of your…”

Portia: “give him this, and bid him keep it better than the other”

(Portia asks Antonio to give Bassanio the ring and look after it)

Portia: “three of your argosies/ are richly come to harbour”

(Portia find out that Antonio’s ships have arrived safely)

Bassanio: “were you…”

Bassanio: “were you the doctor”

(Bassanio finds out Portia was Balthazar)

Gratiano: “were you…”

Gratiano: “were you the clerk”

(Gratiano finds out Nerissa was the clerk)