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The Merchant of Venice escape rooms
Five self-checking escape rooms on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, one for each act. Every answer comes from the act, so each room checks reading as well as recall, and they work with any edition. They suit high school English classes and homeschoolers from about grade 8.
No logins and nothing to install. Try the first two locks of any room free. See the rooms on all twelve plays.
The Merchant of Venice · Act 1Three Thousand DucatsFree taster
The Merchant of Venice · Act 2All That GlistersFree taster
The Merchant of Venice · Act 3Give and HazardFree taster
The Merchant of Venice · Act 4The Quality of MercyFree taster
The Merchant of Venice · Act 5In Such a NightFree tasterRoom by room
- Act 1: Three Thousand Ducats. Antonio's sadness, Bassanio's plan to woo Portia, Portia and Nerissa on her suitors and her father's caskets, and Shylock's loan to Antonio with its forfeit of a pound of flesh.
- Act 2: All That Glisters. The Prince of Morocco at Belmont, Lancelet leaving Shylock's service, Jessica's escape with Lorenzo, Shylock's grief, and the choices of the gold and silver caskets.
- Act 3: Give and Hazard. News of Antonio's losses, Shylock's speech and Tubal's report from Genoa, Bassanio's choice of casket, Portia's ring, the forfeit of the bond and Portia's secret plan.
- Act 4: The Quality of Mercy. The trial before the Duke, Shylock's demand for his bond, Portia and Nerissa in disguise, the plea for mercy, the judgement against Shylock and the rings given away.
- Act 5: In Such a Night. Lorenzo and Jessica in the moonlight, Portia's return to Belmont, the quarrel over the rings, the truth about the lawyer and his clerk, and the news of Antonio's ships.