ACT II SCENE VIII

Salarino: He came too late,…with Bassanio in his ship.

1. Where is Salarino? Who else is present? What are they talking about?2. Who is ‘he’? What does ‘he’ suspect? What does Salarino say about Jessica and Lorenzo in

the extract?3. How does ‘he’ behave after he comes to know of his daughter’s elopement and her robbing

him?4. What did the boys of Venice do to ‘he’? How will the elopement of Jessica affect Antonio?5. What information has Salarino got from the Frenchman? What does he wish?

Salarino:… let it not enter in your mind of love…conveniently become you there.

1. What does ‘it’ refer to? Why should it not enter his mind of love?2. What does Salarino say about Antonio’s nature?