Merchant of Venice

Merchant of Venice in two lines:

There is a murder conspiracy by shylock. It ends up in comedy with Portia & Bassanio joining together.

Take one - SCENE –ONE – ACTION (Self Introduction)
Antonio: I am Antonio, one of the richest merchant of Venice. I have plenty of ships on the seas. Bassanio is my special friend. I took loan from shylock to help my friend.

Bassanio: I am a friend of Antonio. I met a beautiful & rich lady Portia whom I want to get married. As I don’t have money I requested my friend ANTONIO to help me.

Shylock: I am a Jew & money lender. I hate Antonio as he has insulted me on several times. I am looking for opportunity to wreak vengeance.
Portia: I am the daughter of a rich man from Venice. I am in love with Bassanio. I am going in disguise as a lawyer. I will argue in Shylock's case in favour of Antonio.
Duke: Shylock's case is heard in my court. I will hear the arguments from both sides & give my judgment.

S C E N E -2 - ACTION
Bassanio: Oh Antonio, my special friend. I need your help.
Antonio: Oh! My friend tell me what can I do for you?
Bassanio: I love Portia, a rich & beautiful lady. I want to marry her.so I need money from you.
Antonio: Don’t worry. I will help you. I have no money now. So I will borrow money from Shylock on loan.   

S C E N E--3.  IN S h y l o c k ' s Place. ACTION
Shylock: Oh! Antonio, Oh! Bassanio, What do you want?
Antonio: I need money. 3000 Ducats.
Shylock: I GIVE MONEY FOR INTEREST. But in your case, I will not take any interest. I write in the bond one pound of flesh from a part of your body nearest to your heart, just for fun, in case you don’t return the money in 3 months.
Bassanio: Antonio, Don’t sign. Don’t take the risk.
Antonio: Don’t you worry. MY SHIPS WILL RETURN NEXT MONTH. We can return the money.

S C E N E --4
PLACE: DUKE'S COURT. ACTION

CLERK READS OUT:
Complainant : Shylock.
Defendant: Antonio
Defendant's lawyer: Portia.

Duke: M . . . m HAS SHYLOCK COME HERE?
Shylock: YES YOUR GRACE.
DUKE : Tell me Shylock. What is your case?
Shylock: Your honour. Now 3 months over since I gave money to Antonio. Since the time is expired, he should give me a pound of flesh, as per bond, signed by Antonio for 3000 ducats.
Duke: Antonio what do you say?
Antonio:. My lawyer will speak for me.
Portia:(she bows & starts speaking) MY LORD Shylock is keen about a pound of flesh. (stops) Let him have it. Have you brought the knife Shylock?
Shylock: Yes I have.
Portia: You cut the flesh from the nearest part to the chest. Not more. Not less.
Shylock: That is not mentioned in the bond.
Portia: In that case there should be no blood shed, because it is also not mentioned in the bond. MY LORD, is it possible to take flesh without bloodshed? I don’t want my client to loose even a single drop of blood. Shylock has conspired to murder Antonio, as one cannot cut flesh without a blood shed.

Duke: Now it is judgment time.
Clerk: Silence .. Silence.
Duke: As the conspiracy is obvious Shylock has planned to murder Antonio.
Shylock, I ORDER YOU to apologise. You should give half of your fortune to the government & half to Antonio as punishment.
(Shylock walks of in shame. Antonio, Bassanio, & Portia in gay mood.)   

 

  HAPPY ENDING

students

Students

          A student is a delightful creature comes in assorted sizes, weights, and colours, but he has the creed: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every school day and to protest with noise against the teacher.

         

In class rooms students are found everywhere – on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Parents love them, allow them too. But Heaven protects them too.

         

A student is

                             Truth with dirt on its face,

                             Beauty with a cut on its finger,

                             Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the

                             Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.

         

When a teacher is busy, a student is an inconsiderate, bothersome, intruding jangle of noise. When a teacher wants to teach his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a savage, sadistic, jungle creature bent on destroying the world and himself/herself with it.

         

A student is a composite – He/She has

                             The appetite of a horse,

                             The digestion of a sword swallower,

                             The energy of a pocket – sized atomic bomb,

                             The curiosity of a cat,

                             The imagination of a Senthil,

                             The audacity of a steel trap,

                             The enthusiasm of a firecracker.

         

A student is a magical creature – the teacher

                             Cannot lock him/her with books, but the teacher

                             Can lock him/her in his heart.

         

He is teacher’s captor, jailor, boss, and master

         

But when the teacher comes to class room with only the shattered pieces of his/her ideas and dreams, the student can mend the teacher like new with the two magical words, “Good morning(evening) sir/ma`am!”