The soliloquies from The Merchant of Venice below are extracts from the full modern Merchant of Venice ebook, along with a modern English translation. Reading through the original Merchant of Venice soliloquy followed by a modern version and should help you to understand what each Merchant of Venice soliloquy is about:
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon the bank, spoken by Lorenzo, Act 5, Scene 1
I am arm’d and well prepared, spoken by Antonio, Act 4, Scene 1
Signior Antonio, many a time and oft, spoken by Shylock, Act 1, Scene 3
The quality of mercy is not strained, spoken by Portia, Act 4, Scene 1
To bait fish withal, spoken by Shylock, Act 3, Scene 1
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