English 10 Honors Fall 2021 Semester Exam 1. MOTIF. Which of the following statements from characters in the play BEST and
MOST DIRECTLY illustrates the motif of prejudice in The Merchant of Venice?
a. Portia: Oh, me, Nerissa. My little body is aweary of this great world.
b. Portia: If he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I should
rather he shrive me than wive me.
Morocco: Mislike me not for my complexion.
c. Portia's Father's Scroll: All that glisters is not gold.
Often have you heard that told.
d. Shylock: Three thousand ducats.
e. Antonio: In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
It wearies me; you say it wearies you.