Merchants of Venice Diorama For my diorama, I chose the scene when Antonio goes to the court, and Shylock is preparing to cut the one pound of flesh out of Antonio, closest to his heart. I chose this scene because it was the climax in the play of Merchants of Venice, and that it holds most of the characters in the play in the same scene, all together. I also chose this scene because there were many details that I could add into my diorama that would make it more entertaining. The symbols I chose to add into my diorama were a treasure chest, a mirror, and red eyes. I chose a treasure chest to symbolize Bassanio’s money he was given by Portia earlier in the play. It also symbolizes the money Antonio was supposed to pay Shylock and got into the whole “paying the debt with one pound of flesh” situation. I chose a mirror to symbolize truth. If you look into the display, there is a mirror that is supposed to reflect Portia dressed up as a male lawyer, but instead it shows a girl in the mirror- Portia’s true identity. Lastly, I chose red eyes for Shylock. I chose …show more content…
First, I added the pictures of Portia and Nerissa-Gratiano and Bassanio’s wives, mere objects to their husbands who offer them to Shylock. I added this detail to show in the scene how they would gladly give up their wives for Antonio’s life. I also added in a bible on the duke’s desk. Bibles are common in court rooms, but I also added it to show the Christian dominance that is in the play. The last extra, significant detail I added to my scene was the four Magnificoes. The Magnificoe s are originally in the play, but it was not said how many were there in the room to advise the Duke in his decisions. So, I chose four of them all dressed like the duke, showing that they are too in charge of the court. The only difference in the Magnificoes and the Duke in my diorama is that the duke is wearing a top hat-showing authority and
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