Merchant of Venice: Metaphor Analysis
Metaphor Analysis
The rings: The rings given to Bassanio and Gratiano by Portia and Nerissa, respectively, are metaphors for loyalty. The fact that both men give the rings away seems disloyal, but they give them away out of loyalty to their friend Antonio, and so the metaphor is still evident.
Merchant of Venice Study Guide
Choose to Continue- The Merchant of Venice
- Novel Summary: Act 1 Scene 1
- Novel Summary: Act 1 Scene 2
- Novel Summary: Act 1 Scene 3
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 2
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 3
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 4
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 5
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 7
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 8
- Novel Summary: Act 2 Scene 9
- Novel Summary: Act 3 Scene 1
- Novel Summary: Act 3 Scene 2
- Novel Summary: Act 3 Scene 3
- Novel Summary: Act 3 Scene 4
- Novel Summary: Act 3 Scene 5
- Novel Summary: Act 4 Scene 2
- Novel Summary: Act 5 Scene 1
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- Biography: William Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice Study Guide
Choose to Continue- The Merchant of Venice
- Act 1 Scene 1
- Act 1 Scene 2
- Act 1 Scene 3
- Act 2 Scene 2
- Act 2 Scene 3
- Act 2 Scene 4
- Act 2 Scene 5
- Act 2 Scene 7
- Act 2 Scene 8
- Act 2 Scene 9
- Act 3 Scene 1
- Act 3 Scene 2
- Act 3 Scene 3
- Act 3 Scene 4
- Act 3 Scene 5
- Act 4 Scene 2
- Act 5 Scene 1
- Character Profiles
- Metaphor Analysis
- Top Ten Quotes
- William Shakespeare
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