The Merchant of Venice (38 page)

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mar
ruin
pen
i.e. penis

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th’unhappy
the unlucky/miserable/trouble-causing

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doubly sees himself
sees himself reflected twice

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double
dual/deceitful

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of credit
worth believing

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quite miscarried
entirely come to harm

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advisedly
deliberately

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surety
guarantor

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lay with
slept with

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lieu of
exchange for

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fair
good, unmuddied (i.e. without needing repair)

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cuckolds
men with unfaithful wives

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grossly
coarsely/foolishly

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e’en
just

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richly
i.e. laden with expensive goods

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dumb
speechless

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living
livelihood

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road
harbor

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manna
during the Exodus, the food God provided for the Israelites in the desert

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you … full
your curiosity will not be content until further details are revealed

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charge … inter’gatories
examine us under formal questioning

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inter’gatory
question

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sworn on
under oath to answer truthfully

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stay
wait

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couching
in bed

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sore
greatly
ring
gold band (plays on the sense of “vagina”)