The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
Questions and Answers.

no n HSEpeTS.
INSCRIPTION IN Persian Or Arabic, the In
f aonbt. the turqoulse ring by which Shy
i !e2a set such great store was regarded by
the turquoise was found in Persia, ana
generally reached Europe by means of
b v KY and thus Il came TO be called
chesa, and by the French, turquoise PER-
sia 10 stu tho chief centre OF the tur-
,vorsi'J fr ,r the same mines having been
WUrckn there Tor at least eight centuries
Wnat impression does BnssanIo, as
Woo mooer, make upon tho readers mind Z
was u common In shakespeare's day for
women OF fashion to wear wigs?
o. Answer-Bassanio makes the Imprc.-
SION OF an eager, mpassioned sutor. IL
r mas rd the custom ", ,n In shakespcares day
said that Queen Elizabeth had eighty
Wigs and Mary Queen OF Scot wore dii-
Ierent Wigs at various times, which has
traits. 80 '' poA
TO- Who are Alcides. Midas and Pytha-
goras- referred TO In tho play?
10. 1 Answer.Alcides was another name
phrygia He decided in favor of Parr in
n singing contest between tho latter and
apollo and nd, In revenge Apollo caused his
e ears 20 grow the shape and size Of an
about 5sa B. c. He was a great '' Traveller IH
visiting Egypt, phoenicla, Arabia, chal:
iinbibing their learning and doctrines. 1Ia
was supposed TO have gained much math-
efnatical knowledge in Egypt. He united
arithmetic aud devoted special attention
TO the later Numbers were the basis oe
his philosophical system. physical as well
as metaphysical. He discovered tho
the. dependence OF which on regular
mathematical intervals he was apparent-
ly the first 10 note. He also first intro
duced weights and measures into Greece.
II. Which pleas made by Portia in de-
Tense Of Bassanio were bubbles. anu
which decided the case?
can scholar, Dowden advances the theory
that the motive of 'rhe Merchant of Ven
Ice" is to show the distinction between
trenehlng herself strongly In the former.
Poriia saves Antoine from his doom. It
was clearly Suibble TO assume that the
flesh. Wiihou. e drop os Of blood. fesh nd and
blood being 30 indissoubly conjoined III
bSod .hn, i you'd be tpossblss 70
drawing a proportionate amount of blood.
and 1t was. Of course, understood. though
cluded In the pound OF flesh. BY rigid
adherence. however, Portia succeeded in
delivering Antonio. the bystanders eagerly
catching at her plea, partly from a ma
tural and humane desire TO save Antonio.
and partly from adherence OF the mercl-
Later on. Portia brings forward
stronger and more valid plea against Shy
Jock. when She says;
"Tarry, the law hath yet another hold
on YOU
|. is enacted In the laws OF Venice.
liz IL be proved against an alien
That by direct or Indirect attempts
He sleeps the life OF any citizen;
The party against the which he doth
contrive
Shall sieze one half his goods; the other
half
al {,omes Ia fhe rrtvy cofYer ~ tina Stat.
And the offcndcss lie lies IN the the mercy mercy
OF the Duke only, gainst all other
In which predIcament thou standest.
BY Nerissa TO Gratiano? VIVA, is ring
~ Answer. ''Posy" is n. corruption .ot
''p9esy or poetry, and refers to tho IN
the ring. Nerissa's .posy' was Love
me and leave me not believe ring
p9ssy would now be called r rins moie.
pledge OF her affection?
l3 Answer. Bassanio was placed in Il
} very narrow and perplexing position. the
supposed young Judge, who had rescued rescued
had iad nun a u had the
ished under the knife OF shyIock Bassanio
would have, felt as II he had been his hi;
gratitude there was scarcely any favor
he could have refused the young judge.
he ana and 70 w gse ns
at the request of Antonio. whose wishes
naturally carried immense weight with
posed young lawyer. So strong a pressure
was brought to bear upon him that It
was morally impossible for him to have
H. When was The Merchant OF ven-
Ice written?
is. How does it differ from Shake
speare's AS You Like IT, and Loves
i" Z, ansuar ..rhe Merchant of Venice
is, drama With a double plot. and crowd roy !.
H aT nfe e h haSe very sF o BIKE RRs dh
RS e asssss ss sSsse IL pssts sasfa
and fancy Loves Labor Lost has al
most as Slight 2 plot on which is strung
says e B s R, na rhs b, devil can cite
5ustifying himself in tnkng usury by cit-
ing how. Jacob got the advantage Of La6 %,t.
have still higher authority about Il, me 40
devil uo nd seFprre d for s own p'r"
p1 Is what fss Is meant meant By the reference
IN the play to the narrow !, seas Sc, Whei
Antonos vessel was va,. Wref fR lIa npl,sn
II reasoned with a Frenchman yester-
Who told me in tho narrow seas that
|Spart
The French and English, there miscar-
ried !.
I A vessel of our country, richly fraught.
And again lie says Antonio hath ship
OF rich loading, wrecked on the marrow
place, n very dangerous fiat and fatal
Doubtless. he refers to what arc now
called "Godwlns' Sands" on the English
coast.
IS. What relation existed between Por-
tia and Nerissa?
| ara SpOkan of MI
tress and Maid. but they We're On slcl,
familiar, affectionate and eontld1e dent :
terms that Nerssa seem: seems more mo r. NE tVhni
lends confirmation TO this idea Is !hs
fact that Grnt iano, who seemed to be It tn {,
social equal Of Bassanio, fell in love VIII !
Nerlssn and married her, which he would
not have done had she been an Ordinary
mental. . 81, !. . e. j.,