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4,193 | 1515_act_3,_scene_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Portia's garden in Belmont, Lancelot talks with Jessica . Always a riot, Lancelot says that Jessica is damned to hell because she's the daughter of a Jew. There's hope for her in the possibility that she's not actually her father's daughter, but Jessica points out that if that's true, she'd be punished for her mothe... | [
"SCENE 5.",
"The same. A garden.",
"[Enter LAUNCELOT and JESSICA.]",
"LAUNCELOT.\nYes, truly; for, look you, the sins of the father are to\nbe laid upon the children; therefore, I promise you, I fear you.\nI was always plain with you, and so now I speak my agitation of\nthe matter; therefore be of good cheer,... |
4,194 | 1515_act_4,_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At the court of law in Venice, the Duke, Antonio, Bassanio, Salerio, Graziano, and various notable personages are gathered for Antonio's trial. The Duke begins the trial by showing how impartial he is: he immediately says he's sorry for Antonio and that Shylock is an "inhuman wretch, uncapable of pity, void and empty f... | [
"ACT 4. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A court of justice",
"[Enter the DUKE: the Magnificoes; ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO,\nSALARINO, SALANIO, and Others.]",
"DUKE.\nWhat, is Antonio here?",
"ANTONIO.\nReady, so please your Grace.",
"DUKE.\nI am sorry for thee; thou art come to answer\nA stony adversary, an inhuman... |
4,195 | 1515_act_4,_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | On the street in Venice, Portia and Nerissa, still disguised as Balthazar and his attendant, continue to do their legal stuff. Portia tells Nerissa to find Shylock's house and give him the deed of gift they drafted for Lorenzo and Jessica's inheritance. Portia announces that their plan is to go away tonight and be home... | [
"SCENE II.",
"The same. A street",
"[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA.]",
"PORTIA.\nInquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed,\nAnd let him sign it; we'll away tonight,\nAnd be a day before our husbands home.\nThis deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.",
"[Enter GRATIANO.]",
"GRATIANO.\nFair sir, you are we... |
4,196 | 1515_act_5,_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Lorenzo and Jessica are still at Belmont gazing at the night sky. They list off a bunch of things that happened on nights like this, including Troilus weeping over Cressida, Thisby running away from a lion, Dido waiting for her lover, Medea gathering herbs for Jason, and, in one twisted love story, Jessica running away... | [
"ACT V. SCENE I.",
"Belmont. The avenue to PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter LORENZO and JESSICA.]",
"LORENZO.\nThe moon shines bright: in such a night as this,\nWhen the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees,\nAnd they did make no noise, in such a night,\nTroilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls,\nAnd sigh'd his sou... |
4,177 | 1515_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Walking along a street in Venice, Antonio confesses to his friends Salarino and Salanio that lately he has felt unaccountably sad. They have noticed it, and they suggest that Antonio is probably worried about the safety of his merchant ships, which are exposed to storms at sea and attacks by pirates. Antonio denies thi... | [
"ACT 1. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SALANIO]",
"ANTONIO.\nIn sooth, I know not why I am so sad;\nIt wearies me; you say it wearies you;\nBut how I caught it, found it, or came by it,\nWhat stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born,\nI am to learn;\nAnd such a want-wit sadness ma... |
4,178 | 1515_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Belmont, Portia discusses the terms of her father's will with her confidante, Nerissa. According to the will of her late father, Portia cannot marry a man of her own choosing. Instead, she must make herself available to all suitors and accept the one who chooses "rightly" from among "three chests of gold, silver and... | [
"SCENE 2.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA'S house",
"[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA.]",
"PORTIA.\nBy my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this\ngreat world.",
"NERISSA.\nYou would be, sweet madam, if your miseries were in the\nsame abundance as your good fortunes are; and yet, for aught I\nsee, they are a... |
4,179 | 1515_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Bassanio seeks out Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, for a loan of three thousand ducats on the strength of Antonio's credit. Shylock is hesitant about lending Bassanio the money. He knows for a fact that Antonio is a rich man, but he also knows that all of Antonio's money is invested in his merchant fleet. At the present... | [
"SCENE 3.",
"Venice. A public place",
"[Enter BASSANIO and SHYLOCK.]",
"SHYLOCK.\nThree thousand ducats; well?",
"BASSANIO.\nAy, sir, for three months.",
"SHYLOCK.\nFor three months; well?",
"BASSANIO.\nFor the which, as I told you, Antonio shall be bound.",
"SHYLOCK.\nAntonio shall become bound; well... |
4,180 | 1515_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | There is a flourish of trumpets, and the Prince of Morocco enters. Portia, along with her confidante, Nerissa, and several ladies-in-waiting are present, and the prince, knowing that he is only one of many suitors who seek Portia's hand in marriage, begins his courtship straightforwardly -- that is, he initiates the su... | [
"ACT 2. SCENE I.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Flourish of cornets. Enter the PRINCE of MOROCCO, and his\nFollowers;\nPORTIA, NERISSA, and Others of her train.]",
"PRINCE OF Morocco.\nMislike me not for my complexion,\nThe shadow'd livery of the burnish'd sun,\nTo whom I am a neighbour, and near b... |
4,181 | 1515_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | After the last, rather serious scene in Belmont, we return to Venice, and the initial emphasis here is on Launcelot Gobbo, Shylock's servant, an "unthrifty knight." Launcelot is debating with himself as to whether or not he should remain in Shylock's service; he is tempted to leave and find employment elsewhere, but he... | [
"SCENE 2.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter LAUNCELOT GOBBO.]",
"LAUNCELOT. Certainly my conscience will serve me to run from this\nJew my master. The fiend is at mine elbow and tempts me, saying\nto me 'Gobbo, Launcelot Gobbo, good Launcelot' or 'good Gobbo' or\n'good Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs, take the sta... |
4,182 | 1515_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In this scene, set in Shylock's house, we are introduced to Jessica, Shylock's daughter. She is speaking with Launcelot, and she expresses her sorrow that he decided to leave his position as her father's servant. "Our house is hell," she says, "and thou a merry devil / Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness." She th... | [
"SCENE 3.",
"The same. A room in SHYLOCK's house.",
"[Enter JESSICA and LAUNCELOT.]",
"JESSICA.\nI am sorry thou wilt leave my father so:\nOur house is hell, and thou, a merry devil,\nDidst rob it of some taste of tediousness.\nBut fare thee well; there is a ducat for thee;\nAnd, Launcelot, soon at supper sha... |
4,183 | 1515_scene_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Gratiano, Lorenzo, Salarino, and Salanio discuss their plans for Bassanio's dinner party and masque that night. All of the preparations have not been made; for example, one of the things which they have neglected to do, and which must be done, is to hire young boys to act as torchbearers for the evening so that the gal... | [
"SCENE 4.",
"The same. A street",
"[Enter GRATIANO, LORENZO, SALARINO, and SALANIO.]",
"LORENZO.\nNay, we will slink away in supper-time,\nDisguise us at my lodging, and return\nAll in an hour.",
"GRATIANO.\nWe have not made good preparation.",
"SALARINO.\nWe have not spoke us yet of torch-bearers.",
"S... |
4,184 | 1515_scene_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Preparing to leave for Bassanio's dinner party, to which he has accepted an invitation after all, Shylock encounters Launcelot, who has come to deliver Lorenzo's reply to Jessica. Shylock chides his former servant and says that in Launcelot's new capacity as Bassanio's attendant, Launcelot will no longer be able to "go... | [
"SCENE 5.",
"The same. Before SHYLOCK'S house",
"[Enter SHYLOCK and LAUNCELOT.]",
"SHYLOCK.\nWell, thou shalt see; thy eyes shall be thy judge,\nThe difference of old Shylock and Bassanio:--\nWhat, Jessica!--Thou shalt not gormandize,\nAs thou hast done with me;--What, Jessica!--\nAnd sleep and snore, and ren... |
4,185 | 1515_scene_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Gratiano and Salarino, masked and costumed for Bassanio's party, wait for Lorenzo under the overhanging roof of Shylock's house. Gratiano is puzzled that Lorenzo is late for his rendezvous with Jessica; he knows that lovers usually "run before the dock." Lorenzo's delay is certainly uncharacteristic of most young lover... | [
"SCENE 6.",
"The same.",
"[Enter GRATIANO and SALARINO, masqued.]",
"GRATIANO.\nThis is the pent-house under which Lorenzo\nDesir'd us to make stand.",
"SALARINO.\nHis hour is almost past.",
"GRATIANO.\nAnd it is marvel he out-dwells his hour,\nFor lovers ever run before the clock.",
"SALARINO.\nO! ten ... |
4,186 | 1515_scene_7 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Belmont, in a room in Portia's house, the Prince of Morocco surveys the three caskets -- one of gold, one of silver, and one of lead. He must choose one, and if he chooses the correct one, his reward will be the "fair Portia." As he reads the words engraved on the top of each casket, he ponders each of the cryptic i... | [
"SCENE 7.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Flourish of cornets. Enter PORTIA, with the PRINCE OF MOROCCO,\nand their trains.]",
"PORTIA.\nGo draw aside the curtains and discover\nThe several caskets to this noble prince.\nNow make your choice.",
"PRINCE OF MOROCCO.\nThe first, of gold, who this ins... |
4,187 | 1515_scene_8 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Salarino and Salanio discuss developments in Venice. When Shylock discovered that Jessica was gone, he demanded that the Duke of Venice have Bassanio's ship searched; this proved to be impossible because Bassanio had already sailed. Antonio, however, assured the duke that Lorenzo and Jessica were not on board Bassanio'... | [
"SCENE 8.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter SALARINO and SALANIO.]",
"SALARINO.\nWhy, man, I saw Bassanio under sail;\nWith him is Gratiano gone along;\nAnd in their ship I am sure Lorenzo is not.",
"SALANIO.\nThe villain Jew with outcries rais'd the Duke,\nWho went with him to search Bassanio's ship.",
"SALA... |
4,188 | 1515_scene_9 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Belmont, the Prince of Arragon has arrived to try his luck at choosing the correct casket, and before he decides on one, he promises Portia that he will abide by her father's rules. First, if he fails to choose the casket containing her portrait, he will never reveal which casket he chose; second, he promises never ... | [
"SCENE 9.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter NERISSA, with a SERVITOR.]",
"NERISSA.\nQuick, quick, I pray thee, draw the curtain straight;\nThe Prince of Arragon hath ta'en his oath,\nAnd comes to his election presently.",
"[Flourish of cornets. Enter the PRINCE OF ARRAGON, PORTIA, and\ntheir T... |
4,189 | 1515_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Venice, Salanio and Salarino are discussing the latest news on the Rialto, the bridge in Venice where many business offices are located. There is a rumor that a ship of Antonio's has been wrecked off the southeast coast of England. Salanio despairs twice -- once because of Antonio's bad luck, and second because he s... | [
"ACT 3. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter SALANIO and SALARINO.]",
"SALANIO.\nNow, what news on the Rialto?",
"SALARINO.\nWhy, yet it lives there unchecked that Antonio hath a ship\nof rich lading wrack'd on the narrow seas; the Goodwins, I think\nthey call the place, a very dangerous flat and fatal, w... |
4,190 | 1515_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Belmont, Portia would like Bassanio to delay before he chooses one of the caskets. Already she has fallen in love with him, and she fears the outcome. She asks him to "tarry," to "pause a day or two," to "forbear awhile"; anything, she tells him, to keep him from possibly choosing the wrong casket. Bassanio, however... | [
"SCENE 2.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter BASSANIO, PORTIA, GRATIANO, NERISSA, and Attendants.]",
"PORTIA. I pray you tarry; pause a day or two\nBefore you hazard; for, in choosing wrong,\nI lose your company; therefore forbear a while. There's something tells me, but it is not love,\nI would ... |
4,191 | 1515_scene_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Venice, Antonio has been allowed to leave the jail, accompanied by his jailer. He hopes to speak with Shylock and plead for mercy, but Shylock refuses to listen. Five times while Antonio begs Shylock to let him speak, the moneylender repeats emphatically, "I'll have my bond!" Antonio has publicly called Shylock a "d... | [
"SCENE 3.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, and Gaoler.]",
"SHYLOCK.\nGaoler, look to him. Tell not me of mercy;\nThis is the fool that lent out money gratis:\nGaoler, look to him.",
"ANTONIO.\nHear me yet, good Shylock.",
"SHYLOCK.\nI'll have my bond; speak not against my bond.\nI... |
4,192 | 1515_scene_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Belmont, following the departure of Bassanio, Lorenzo commends Portia for her perfect understanding of the friendship between her husband and Antonio. Portia says that she feels that if Antonio is worthy of Bassanio's friendship, he is well worth rescuing from "hellish cruelty" at any cost. Leaving the management of... | [
"SCENE 4.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter PORTIA, NERISSA, LORENZO, JESSICA, and BALTHASAR.]",
"LORENZO.\nMadam, although I speak it in your presence,\nYou have a noble and a true conceit\nOf godlike amity, which appears most strongly\nIn bearing thus the absence of your lord.\nBut if you knew... |
4,193 | 1515_scene_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In a garden at Belmont, the jester Launcelot is teasing Jessica that he fears that she is damned because she is a Jew , but she reminds Launcelot that her husband Lorenzo has made her a Christian by marrying her. "The more to blame he," Launcelot jokes: "This making of Christians will raise the price of hogs." Lorenzo ... | [
"SCENE 5.",
"The same. A garden.",
"[Enter LAUNCELOT and JESSICA.]",
"LAUNCELOT.\nYes, truly; for, look you, the sins of the father are to\nbe laid upon the children; therefore, I promise you, I fear you.\nI was always plain with you, and so now I speak my agitation of\nthe matter; therefore be of good cheer,... |
4,194 | 1515_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The trial of Antonio in a Venetian court of justice begins. The Duke of Venice warns Antonio, the defendant, that the plaintiff is "a stony adversary . . . uncapable of pity . . . void . . . of mercy." Antonio declares that he is ready to suffer quietly. He knows that "no lawful means" can save him now. Shylock is call... | [
"ACT 4. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A court of justice",
"[Enter the DUKE: the Magnificoes; ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO,\nSALARINO, SALANIO, and Others.]",
"DUKE.\nWhat, is Antonio here?",
"ANTONIO.\nReady, so please your Grace.",
"DUKE.\nI am sorry for thee; thou art come to answer\nA stony adversary, an inhuman... |
4,195 | 1515_scene_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Still in Venice after the trial, Portia stops on a street and instructs Nerissa to find Shylock's house and have him sign the deed bequeathing everything he owns to Lorenzo and Jessica; then they will be home by tomorrow. Gratiano catches up with them and presents Portia with the ring from Bassanio, who, he says, also ... | [
"SCENE II.",
"The same. A street",
"[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA.]",
"PORTIA.\nInquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed,\nAnd let him sign it; we'll away tonight,\nAnd be a day before our husbands home.\nThis deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.",
"[Enter GRATIANO.]",
"GRATIANO.\nFair sir, you are we... |
4,196 | 1515_scene_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | It is a moonlight night at Belmont, and Lorenzo and Jessica are on the avenue leading to Portia's house. In the still evening air, the newlyweds are jokingly comparing this night to nights when other lovers -- Troilus, Thisbe, Dido, and Medea -- all committed romantic acts of love and daring. Lorenzo reminds Jessica th... | [
"ACT V. SCENE I.",
"Belmont. The avenue to PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter LORENZO and JESSICA.]",
"LORENZO.\nThe moon shines bright: in such a night as this,\nWhen the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees,\nAnd they did make no noise, in such a night,\nTroilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls,\nAnd sigh'd his sou... |
4,177 | 1515_act_i,_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends, Salarino and Solanio, that a sadness has overtaken him and dulled his faculties, although he is at a loss to explain why. Salarino and Solanio suggest that his sadness must be due to his commercial investments, for Antonio has dispatched several trade ships to var... | [
"ACT 1. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SALANIO]",
"ANTONIO.\nIn sooth, I know not why I am so sad;\nIt wearies me; you say it wearies you;\nBut how I caught it, found it, or came by it,\nWhat stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born,\nI am to learn;\nAnd such a want-wit sadness ma... |
4,178 | 1515_act_i,_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At Belmont, Portia complains to her lady-in-waiting, Nerissa, that she is weary of the world because, as her dead father's will stipulates, she cannot decide for herself whether to take a husband. Instead, Portia's various suitors must choose between three chests, one of gold, one of silver, and one of lead, in the hop... | [
"SCENE 2.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA'S house",
"[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA.]",
"PORTIA.\nBy my troth, Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this\ngreat world.",
"NERISSA.\nYou would be, sweet madam, if your miseries were in the\nsame abundance as your good fortunes are; and yet, for aught I\nsee, they are a... |
4,179 | 1515_act_i,_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to loan Bassanio three thousand ducats for a term of three months. Bassanio assures Shylock that Antonio will guarantee the loan, but Shylock is doubtful because Antonio's wealth is currently invested in business ventures that may fail. In the end, however, Shylock decides that Ant... | [
"SCENE 3.",
"Venice. A public place",
"[Enter BASSANIO and SHYLOCK.]",
"SHYLOCK.\nThree thousand ducats; well?",
"BASSANIO.\nAy, sir, for three months.",
"SHYLOCK.\nFor three months; well?",
"BASSANIO.\nFor the which, as I told you, Antonio shall be bound.",
"SHYLOCK.\nAntonio shall become bound; well... |
4,180 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Belmont, the prince of Morocco arrives to attempt to win Portia's hand in marriage. The prince asks Portia not to judge him by his dark complexion, assuring her that he is as valorous as any European man. Portia reminds the prince that her own tastes do not matter, since the process of picking chests, stipulated in ... | [
"ACT 2. SCENE I.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Flourish of cornets. Enter the PRINCE of MOROCCO, and his\nFollowers;\nPORTIA, NERISSA, and Others of her train.]",
"PRINCE OF Morocco.\nMislike me not for my complexion,\nThe shadow'd livery of the burnish'd sun,\nTo whom I am a neighbour, and near b... |
4,181 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Launcelot Gobbo, a servant of Shylock's, struggles to decide whether or not he should run away from his master. Part of him, which he calls "he fiend. at mine elbow," wants to leave, while his conscience reminds him of his honest nature and urges him to stay. Although Launcelot has no specific complaints, he seems trou... | [
"SCENE 2.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter LAUNCELOT GOBBO.]",
"LAUNCELOT. Certainly my conscience will serve me to run from this\nJew my master. The fiend is at mine elbow and tempts me, saying\nto me 'Gobbo, Launcelot Gobbo, good Launcelot' or 'good Gobbo' or\n'good Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs, take the sta... |
4,182 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Shylock's daughter Jessica bids good-bye to Launcelot. She tells him that his presence made life with her father more bearable. Jessica gives Launcelot a letter to carry to Bassanio's friend Lorenzo, and Launcelot leaves, almost too tearful to say good-bye. Jessica, left alone, confesses that although she feels guilty ... | [
"SCENE 3.",
"The same. A room in SHYLOCK's house.",
"[Enter JESSICA and LAUNCELOT.]",
"JESSICA.\nI am sorry thou wilt leave my father so:\nOur house is hell, and thou, a merry devil,\nDidst rob it of some taste of tediousness.\nBut fare thee well; there is a ducat for thee;\nAnd, Launcelot, soon at supper sha... |
4,183 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_iv | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | On a street in Venice, Gratiano, Lorenzo, Salarino, and Solanio discuss the plan to unite Lorenzo with Jessica. Gratiano frets that they are not well prepared, but Lorenzo assures the men that they have enough time to gather the necessary disguises and torchbearers. As they talk, Launcelot enters bearing Jessica's lett... | [
"SCENE 4.",
"The same. A street",
"[Enter GRATIANO, LORENZO, SALARINO, and SALANIO.]",
"LORENZO.\nNay, we will slink away in supper-time,\nDisguise us at my lodging, and return\nAll in an hour.",
"GRATIANO.\nWe have not made good preparation.",
"SALARINO.\nWe have not spoke us yet of torch-bearers.",
"S... |
4,184 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_v | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Shylock warns Launcelot that Bassanio will not be as lenient a master as Shylock himself has been, and that Launcelot will no longer be at liberty to overeat and oversleep. Shylock calls for Jessica and tells her that he has been summoned for dinner. Worried by a premonition that trouble is brewing, Shylock asks Jessic... | [
"SCENE 5.",
"The same. Before SHYLOCK'S house",
"[Enter SHYLOCK and LAUNCELOT.]",
"SHYLOCK.\nWell, thou shalt see; thy eyes shall be thy judge,\nThe difference of old Shylock and Bassanio:--\nWhat, Jessica!--Thou shalt not gormandize,\nAs thou hast done with me;--What, Jessica!--\nAnd sleep and snore, and ren... |
4,185 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_vi | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | As planned, Gratiano and Salarino meet in front of Shylock's house. They are especially anxious because Lorenzo is late, and they think that lovers tend always to be early. The garrulous Gratiano expounds on Salarino's theory that love is at its best when the lover chases the object of his affection, and that once the ... | [
"SCENE 6.",
"The same.",
"[Enter GRATIANO and SALARINO, masqued.]",
"GRATIANO.\nThis is the pent-house under which Lorenzo\nDesir'd us to make stand.",
"SALARINO.\nHis hour is almost past.",
"GRATIANO.\nAnd it is marvel he out-dwells his hour,\nFor lovers ever run before the clock.",
"SALARINO.\nO! ten ... |
4,186 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_vii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Back in Belmont, Portia shows the prince of Morocco to the caskets, where he will attempt to win her hand by guessing which chest contains her portrait. The first casket, made of gold, is inscribed with the words, "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire". The second, made of silver, reads, "Who chooseth me sha... | [
"SCENE 7.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Flourish of cornets. Enter PORTIA, with the PRINCE OF MOROCCO,\nand their trains.]",
"PORTIA.\nGo draw aside the curtains and discover\nThe several caskets to this noble prince.\nNow make your choice.",
"PRINCE OF MOROCCO.\nThe first, of gold, who this ins... |
4,187 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_viii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Having witnessed Shylock's rage upon learning of Jessica's elopement, Solanio describes the scene to Salarino. Shylock, he reports, railed against the loss of his daughter and his ducats, and he shouted a loud, urgent appeal for justice and the law to prevail. Solanio hopes that Antonio is able to pay his debt, but Sal... | [
"SCENE 8.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter SALARINO and SALANIO.]",
"SALARINO.\nWhy, man, I saw Bassanio under sail;\nWith him is Gratiano gone along;\nAnd in their ship I am sure Lorenzo is not.",
"SALANIO.\nThe villain Jew with outcries rais'd the Duke,\nWho went with him to search Bassanio's ship.",
"SALA... |
4,188 | 1515_act_ii,_scene_ix | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The prince of Arragon is in Belmont to try his luck at winning Portia's hand in marriage. When brought to the caskets, he selects the silver one, confident that he "shall get as much as he deserves". Inside, he finds a portrait of a blinking idiot, and a poem that condemns him as a fool. Soon after he departs, a messen... | [
"SCENE 9.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter NERISSA, with a SERVITOR.]",
"NERISSA.\nQuick, quick, I pray thee, draw the curtain straight;\nThe Prince of Arragon hath ta'en his oath,\nAnd comes to his election presently.",
"[Flourish of cornets. Enter the PRINCE OF ARRAGON, PORTIA, and\ntheir T... |
4,189 | 1515_act_iii,_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions. If you prick us do we not bleed. If you tickle us do we not laugh. If you poison us do we not die. And if you wrong us shall we not revenge. Salarino and Solanio discuss the rumors that yet another of Antonio's ships has been wrecked. They are join... | [
"ACT 3. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter SALANIO and SALARINO.]",
"SALANIO.\nNow, what news on the Rialto?",
"SALARINO.\nWhy, yet it lives there unchecked that Antonio hath a ship\nof rich lading wrack'd on the narrow seas; the Goodwins, I think\nthey call the place, a very dangerous flat and fatal, w... |
4,190 | 1515_act_iii,_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | In Belmont, Portia begs Bassanio to delay choosing between the caskets for a day or two. If Bassanio chooses incorrectly, Portia reasons, she will lose his company. Bassanio insists that he make his choice now, to avoid prolonging the torment of living without Portia as his wife. Portia orders that music be played whil... | [
"SCENE 2.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter BASSANIO, PORTIA, GRATIANO, NERISSA, and Attendants.]",
"PORTIA. I pray you tarry; pause a day or two\nBefore you hazard; for, in choosing wrong,\nI lose your company; therefore forbear a while. There's something tells me, but it is not love,\nI would ... |
4,191 | 1515_act_iii,_scene_iii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Shylock escorts the bankrupt Antonio to prison. Antonio pleads with Shylock to listen, but Shylock refuses. Remembering the many times Antonio condemned him as a dog, Shylock advises the merchant to beware of his bite. Assured that the duke will grant him justice, Shylock insists that he will have his bond and tells th... | [
"SCENE 3.",
"Venice. A street",
"[Enter SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, and Gaoler.]",
"SHYLOCK.\nGaoler, look to him. Tell not me of mercy;\nThis is the fool that lent out money gratis:\nGaoler, look to him.",
"ANTONIO.\nHear me yet, good Shylock.",
"SHYLOCK.\nI'll have my bond; speak not against my bond.\nI... |
4,192 | 1515_act_iii,_scene_iv | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Lorenzo assures Portia that Antonio is worthy of all the help she is sending him, and that if Portia only knew the depths of Antonio's love and goodness, she would be proud of her efforts to save him. Portia replies that she has never regretted doing a good deed, and goes on to say that she could never deny help to any... | [
"SCENE 4.",
"Belmont. A room in PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter PORTIA, NERISSA, LORENZO, JESSICA, and BALTHASAR.]",
"LORENZO.\nMadam, although I speak it in your presence,\nYou have a noble and a true conceit\nOf godlike amity, which appears most strongly\nIn bearing thus the absence of your lord.\nBut if you knew... |
4,193 | 1515_act_iii,_scene_v | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Quoting the adage that the sins of the father shall be delivered upon the children, Launcelot says he fears for Jessica's soul. When Jessica claims that she will be saved by her marriage to Lorenzo, Launcelot complains that the conversion of the Jews, who do not eat pork, will have disastrous consequences on the price ... | [
"SCENE 5.",
"The same. A garden.",
"[Enter LAUNCELOT and JESSICA.]",
"LAUNCELOT.\nYes, truly; for, look you, the sins of the father are to\nbe laid upon the children; therefore, I promise you, I fear you.\nI was always plain with you, and so now I speak my agitation of\nthe matter; therefore be of good cheer,... |
4,194 | 1515_act_iv,_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Act IV, scene i, lines 1-163 . . . ffection,Mistress of passion, sways it to the moodOf what it likes or loathes. . . . So can I give no reason, nor I will not,More than a lodged hate and a certain loathingI bear Antonio, that I follow thusA losing suit against him. Are you answered? In Venice, the Court convenes for ... | [
"ACT 4. SCENE I.",
"Venice. A court of justice",
"[Enter the DUKE: the Magnificoes; ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO,\nSALARINO, SALANIO, and Others.]",
"DUKE.\nWhat, is Antonio here?",
"ANTONIO.\nReady, so please your Grace.",
"DUKE.\nI am sorry for thee; thou art come to answer\nA stony adversary, an inhuman... |
4,195 | 1515_act_iv,_scene_ii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Act IV, scene i, lines 397-453 After Shylock leaves, the duke invites Portia, still in the disguise of a young lawyer, to dinner. Portia declines, saying that she must leave immediately for Padua. As she leaves, the duke tells Antonio to reward the young law clerk, since it was he who saved Antonio's life. Bassanio tha... | [
"SCENE II.",
"The same. A street",
"[Enter PORTIA and NERISSA.]",
"PORTIA.\nInquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed,\nAnd let him sign it; we'll away tonight,\nAnd be a day before our husbands home.\nThis deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.",
"[Enter GRATIANO.]",
"GRATIANO.\nFair sir, you are we... |
4,196 | 1515_act_v,_scene_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stategems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. In moonlit Belmont, Jessica and Lorenzo compare themselves to famous lovers from classical literature, like T... | [
"ACT V. SCENE I.",
"Belmont. The avenue to PORTIA's house.",
"[Enter LORENZO and JESSICA.]",
"LORENZO.\nThe moon shines bright: in such a night as this,\nWhen the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees,\nAnd they did make no noise, in such a night,\nTroilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls,\nAnd sigh'd his sou... |
4,197 | 24869_book_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The poem begins from the perspective of Valmiki, the author of them poem. Valmiki is a hermit sitting in meditation when he receives an unexpected visit from Narada, a divine figure. Amazed at the appearance of this holy personage, Valmiki asks him a question he has long wrestled with: is there any man in the world who... | [
"BOOK I.(6) Canto I. Narad.(7)",
"OM.(8)",
"To sainted Narad, prince of those\nWhose lore in words of wisdom flows. Whose constant care and chief delight\nWere Scripture and ascetic rite,\nThe good Valmiki, first and best\nOf hermit saints, these words addressed:(9)\n\"In all this world, I pray thee, who\nIs vi... |
4,198 | 24869_book_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Over the next twelve years, Rama and Sita live happily in Ayodhya. Rama increases in his virtue and wisdom; he has a deep understanding of every person he meets, and moves among his people as an equal. He is the master of his anger, and only remembers the good that others do for him. Rama's relationship with Sita is on... | [
"BOOK II. Canto I. The Heir Apparent.",
"So Bharat to his grandsire went\nObedient to the message sent,\nAnd for his fond companion chose\nSatrughna slayer of his foes.(258)\nThere Bharat for a time remained\nWith love and honour entertained,\nKing Asvapati's constant care,\nBeloved as a son and heir.\nYet ever, ... |
4,199 | 24869_book_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The three companions - Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana - leave Chitrakuta, haunted by the memory of the visitors from Ayodhya. On their journeys, they visit a number of holy men and women and slay many wicked rakshasas . For ten years the companions move through the forest, visiting asramas. They are welcomed by rishis and e... | [
"BOOK III. Canto I. The Hermitage.",
"When Rama, valiant hero, stood\nIn the vast shade of Dandak wood,\nHis eyes on every side he bent\nAnd saw a hermit settlement,\nWhere coats of bark were hung around,\nAnd holy grass bestrewed the ground. Bright with Brahmanic lustre glowed\nThat circle where the saints abode... |
4,200 | 24869_book_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | From his perch on a mountaintop, Sugriva sees the approach of Rama and Lakshmana. He is terrified that they are warriors sent by his brother Vali to kill him, but his advisor Hanuman reassures him and goes down to ascertain the identity of the two men. Appearing before Rama and Lakshmana as a brahmana , Hanuman inquire... | [
"BOOK IV. Canto I. Rama's Lament.",
"The princes stood by Pampa's side(522)\nWhich blooming lilies glorified.\nWith troubled heart and sense o'erthrown\nThere Rama made his piteous moan.\nAs the fair flood before him lay\nThe reason of the chief gave way;\nAnd tender thoughts within him woke,\nAs to Sumitra's son... |
4,201 | 24869_book_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | With the help of his father, the wind god Vayu, Hanuman flies through the air to Lanka. He overcomes many obstacles to get there: flying over magical mountains, tricky a serpent goddess, and killing an evil rakshasi. Finally, he arrives in Lanka. He shrinks to a tiny size to avoid detection and sneaks into the city at ... | [
"BOOK V.(787) Canto I. Hanuman's Leap.",
"Thus Ravan's foe resolved to trace\nThe captive to her hiding-place\nThrough airy pathways overhead\nWhich heavenly minstrels visited. With straining nerve and eager brows,\nLike some strong husband of the cows,\nIn ready might he stood prepared\nFor the bold task his sou... |
4,202 | 24869_book_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | On the coast of India, Rama and his vanara army try to think of a way that they can cross the distant ocean. This seems like an impossible task until a vanara named Nala builds a bridge across the ocean; Rama assures their safe passage over the water by securing the blessing of the ocean god Varuna. Back on Lanka, Rava... | [
"BOOK VI. Canto I. Rama's Speech.",
"(895)",
"The son of Raghu heard, consoled,\nThe wondrous tale Hanuman told;\nAnd, as his joyous hope grew high,\nIn friendly words he made reply:",
"\"Behold a mighty task achieved,\nWhich never heart but his conceived.\nWho else across the sea can spring,\nSave Vayu(896) ... |
4,203 | 2680_book_1 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus tells us about the virtues and qualities he's observed in the important people in his life. Absolute goodness came from Mom. Great-Grandpa wisely had Marcus avoid a public school education. Marcus's tutor taught him to work hard and have few needs. Marcus observes that it's important to avoid superstitions and p... | [
"THE FIRST BOOK",
"I. Of my grandfather Verus I have learned to be gentle and meek, and to\nrefrain from all anger and passion. From the fame and memory of him that\nbegot me I have learned both shamefastness and manlike behaviour. Of my\nmother I have learned to be religious, and bountiful; and to forbear,\nnot ... |
4,204 | 2680_book_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | At this time, Marcus is with his troops in Slovakia, trying to defend the northern borders of his empire from the Quadi, a Germanic tribe. He is not amused by this situation. Marcus opens this book by reminding himself that he's going to meet with some pretty unpleasant dudes every day. But he also reminds himself that... | [
"THE SECOND BOOK",
"I. Remember how long thou hast already put off these things, and how\noften a certain day and hour as it were, having been set unto thee by\nthe gods, thou hast neglected it. It is high time for thee to understand\nthe true nature both of the world, whereof thou art a part; and of that\nLord a... |
4,205 | 2680_book_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus is preoccupied with death again. Or, rather, he's preoccupied with the length of life. Marcus tells us that living longer doesn't guarantee a continued quality of life. He's especially thinking about dementia--or losing the use of one's reason. Marcus wants to keep tabs on how swiftly time is moving for him. He ... | [
"THE THIRD BOOK",
"I. A man must not only consider how daily his life wasteth and\ndecreaseth, but this also, that if he live long, he cannot be certain,\nwhether his understanding shall continue so able and sufficient,\nfor either discreet consideration, in matter of businesses; or for\ncontemplation: it being t... |
4,206 | 2680_book_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus explains that our "ruling power" is highly adaptable--it takes circumstances in stride and turns them into something beneficial. Marcus compares this ability to a fire that consumes whatever it is fed. The brighter the fire, the more hungry it is for fuel. And when it "overcomes" what comes its way, it grows bri... | [
"THE FOURTH BOOK",
"I. That inward mistress part of man if it be in its own true natural\ntemper, is towards all worldly chances and events ever so disposed and\naffected, that it will easily turn and apply itself to that which may\nbe, and is within its own power to compass, when that cannot be which at\nfirst i... |
4,207 | 2680_book_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus tells himself that he's got to get out of bed early and take up his work without resentment--especially since he's doing what he was born to do. After all, if birds do it and bees do it, why should he be grouchy about helping the universe to hum along as it ought to? Apparently, this is not encouragement enough ... | [
"THE FIFTH BOOK",
"I. In the morning when thou findest thyself unwilling to rise, consider\nwith thyself presently, it is to go about a man's work that I am stirred\nup. Am I then yet unwilling to go about that, for which I myself was\nborn and brought forth into this world? Or was I made for this, to\nlay me dow... |
4,208 | 2680_book_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus reiterates the benign nature of the Whole: the overseeing Reason creates everything for a purpose and for the harmonious maintenance of the universe. Since everything created by the Whole is essentially right and harmless, it's a comfort to know also that everything has its origin and its ending in the Whole as ... | [
"THE SIXTH BOOK",
"I. The matter itself, of which the universe doth consist, is of itself\nvery tractable and pliable. That rational essence that doth govern it,\nhath in itself no cause to do evil. It hath no evil in itself; neither\ncan it do anything that is evil: neither can anything be hurt by it. And\nall t... |
4,209 | 2680_book_7 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus comments on the evil that he sees--and has seen --in the world around him. More on the sameness and cyclical nature of human behavior and the shortness of time. Back to principles: only the death of the mind can extinguish them. Marcus observes that everything external to the mind has no power over it, since the... | [
"THE SEVENTH BOOK",
"I. What is wickedness? It is that which many time and often thou hast\nalready seen and known in the world. And so oft as anything doth happen\nthat might otherwise trouble thee, let this memento presently come to\nthy mind, that it is that which thou hast already often Seen and known.\nGener... |
4,210 | 2680_book_8 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus begins this book with a tone of regret: he will not be a career philosopher. He will not even have the reputation of being a philosopher. It's not a surprise, really, Marcus says, since he was born to an active life. He has to content himself with knowing he's walking the path laid down for him. Marcus contempla... | [
"THE EIGHTH BOOK",
"I. This also, among other things, may serve to keep thee from vainglory;\nif thou shalt consider, that thou art now altogether incapable of the\ncommendation of one, who all his life long, or from his youth at least,\nhath lived a philosopher's life. For both unto others, and to thyself\nespec... |
4,211 | 2680_book_9 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus gets theological again. He speaks of injustice as a sin committed by rational people who were meant to live for each other. To act against another human being is to move against Nature. Lying is a great problem, too, because man moves against the goddess Truth. Lies that are intentional feed into the sin of inju... | [
"THE NINTH BOOK",
"I. He that is unjust, is also impious. For the nature of the universe,\nhaving made all reasonable creatures one for another, to the end that\nthey should do one another good; more or less according to the several\npersons and occasions but in nowise hurt one another: it is manifest\nthat he th... |
4,212 | 2680_book_10 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus questions whether or not he will ever be able to live up to all his principles and perfect his soul. Marcus observes that he must do whatever satisfies the natures of his body and mind. Since man is a social being, if he follows his nature, all will be well. Marcus reminds himself that people can bear anything i... | [
"THE TENTH BOOK",
"I. O my soul, the time I trust will be, when thou shalt be good, simple,\nsingle, more open and visible, than that body by which it is enclosed. Thou wilt one day be sensible of their happiness, whose end is love, and\ntheir affections dead to all worldly things. Thou shalt one day be full,\nan... |
4,213 | 2680_book_11 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus describes the rational soul as a completely self-determining thing: it observes, defines and works for itself. The rational soul also contemplates the entire universe and sees the motion of the Whole--how it changes and regenerates itself. It observes the cyclical nature of life. The rational soul also has lots ... | [
"THE ELEVENTH BOOK",
"I. The natural properties, and privileges of a reasonable soul are: That\nshe seeth herself; that she can order, and compose herself: that\nshe makes herself as she will herself: that she reaps her own fruits\nwhatsoever, whereas plants, trees, unreasonable creatures, what fruit\nsoever (be ... |
4,214 | 2680_book_12 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Marcus is being uncharacteristically positive in this last and latest book: you can have what you've always wanted, he says. Just grasp the principles you've been talking about first... Marcus must continue to accept his lot in life, let go of the past, and act with justice. Nothing should hinder him from doing these t... | [
"THE TWELFTH BOOK",
"I. Whatsoever thou doest hereafter aspire unto, thou mayest even now\nenjoy and possess, if thou doest not envy thyself thine own happiness. And that will be, if thou shalt forget all that is past, and for the\nfuture, refer thyself wholly to the Divine Providence, and shalt bend\nand apply a... |
4,215 | 4320_chapter_i | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Hume starts out by outlining two character types that can be super annoying: people who are into their principles to the point where it gets OTT, and people who don't even believe what they're saying but just want to stir up controversy. As far as Hume's concerned, folks like this are just trolling--all we can hope is ... | [
"SECTION I. OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MORALS.",
"DISPUTES with men, pertinaciously obstinate in their principles, are,\nof all others, the most irksome; except, perhaps, those with persons,\nentirely disingenuous, who really do not believe the opinions they\ndefend, but engage in the controversy, from affectat... |
4,216 | 4320_chapter_2 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Hume begins this section by recognizing that, when it comes to things like friendliness, kindness, and gratitude, it may seem pointless to examine why they're valued so much. C'mon, it's pretty obvious, right? Hume adds that we generally have an even higher opinion of folks that have not only these qualities but strong... | [
"SECTION II. OF BENEVOLENCE.",
"PART I.",
"It may be esteemed, perhaps, a superfluous task to prove, that the\nbenevolent or softer affections are estimable; and wherever they appear,\nengage the approbation and good-will of mankind. The epithets\nSOCIABLE, GOOD-NATURED, HUMANE, MERCIFUL, GRATEFUL, FRIENDLY, GE... |
4,217 | 4320_chapter_3 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | To demonstrate the role of justice, Hume paints a picture of a world in which everyone has all they could wish for and there's no envy, resentment, or need for justice and property laws. This may seem like a fantasy world, but Hume explains that, even today, when something is freely available we don't create rules abou... | [
"SECTION III. OF JUSTICE.",
"PART I.",
"THAT Justice is useful to society, and consequently that PART of its\nmerit, at least, must arise from that consideration, it would be a\nsuperfluous undertaking to prove. That public utility is the SOLE origin\nof justice, and that reflections on the beneficial consequen... |
4,218 | 4320_chapter_4 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | This section begins with a reminder that there would never have been any need for government if every individual had a natural sense of justice. If acting freely never had any negative consequences, then why set limits on it? We might assume that states/nations operate according to the same rules of justice as those th... | [
"SECTION IV. OF POLITICAL SOCIETY.",
"Had every man sufficient SAGACITY to perceive, at all times, the strong\ninterest which binds him to the observance of justice and equity, and\nSTRENGTH OF MIND sufficient to persevere in a steady adherence to a\ngeneral and a distant interest, in opposition to the allurement... |
4,219 | 4320_chapter_5 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Hume kicks off this section by observing that, in daily life, utility is where it's at. Returning to the example of a building, Hume notes that any structure that doesn't seem properly fit for its purpose makes us go "urgh." The same goes for folks whose behavior is harmful to society, but, in these cases, we experienc... | [
"SECTION V. WHY UTILITY PLEASES.",
"PART I.",
"It seems so natural a thought to ascribe to their utility the praise,\nwhich we bestow on the social virtues, that one would expect to meet\nwith this principle everywhere in moral writers, as the chief foundation\nof their reasoning and enquiry. In common life, we... |
4,220 | 4320_chapter_6 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The extent to which we see a quality or habit as positive/negative depends, in large part, on usefulness. Things that have a harmful effect on a person or their ability to contribute to society are seen as bad, while qualities that seem well-suited to their purpose are fantabulous. Unlike those philosophers who've seen... | [
"SECTION VI. OF QUALITIES USEFUL TO OURSELVES.",
"PART I.",
"IT seems evident, that where a quality or habit is subjected to our\nexamination, if it appear in any respect prejudicial to the person\npossessed of it, or such as incapacitates him for business and action,\nit is instantly blamed, and ranked among h... |
4,221 | 4320_chapter_vii | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Hume begins this section by recognizing the positive effect that happy, cheerful company has on us: it's normal to have down days, but Hume observes that good-humored companionship can lift the spirits. Another important quality is self-esteem, as, in Hume's view, it's hard to have respect for others if we don't value ... | [
"SECTION VII. OF QUALITIES IMMEDIATELY AGREEABLE TO OURSELVES.",
"Whoever has passed an evening with serious melancholy people, and\nhas observed how suddenly the conversation was animated, and what\nsprightliness diffused itself over the countenance, discourse, and\nbehaviour of every one, on the accession of a ... |
4,222 | 4320_chapter_9 | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | For Hume, the idea that personal merit is based on useful/agreeable qualities should be obvious. If it's not, then some other theories must have led philosophers astray. Hm, that's quite the subtle jab there, Mr. Hume. Outside of philosophy, though, Hume observes that the principles that he's discussed are still alive ... | [
"SECTION IX. CONCLUSION.",
"PART I.",
"IT may justly appear surprising that any man in so late an age, should\nfind it requisite to prove, by elaborate reasoning, that Personal Merit\nconsists altogether in the possession of mental qualities, USEFUL or\nAGREEABLE to the PERSON HIMSELF or to OTHERS. It might be ... |
4,223 | 2759_chapter_1:_the_prisoner | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | We begin The Man in the Iron Mask with the description of an altered friendship. Baisemeaux is the man in charge of the Bastille . He and Aramis had always been friends, but ever since Aramis was promoted to hearing confession, the dynamics of their friendship has changed. Aramis is now in a superior position. Baisemea... | [
"Chapter I. The Prisoner.",
"Since Aramis's singular transformation into a confessor of the order,\nBaisemeaux was no longer the same man. Up to that period, the place\nwhich Aramis had held in the worthy governor's estimation was that of\na prelate whom he respected and a friend to whom he owed a debt of\ngratit... |
4,224 | 2759_chapter_3:_who_m._jean_percerin_was | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The King's tailor lives on Rue St. Honore, which today houses a large quantity of luxury stores, like Hermes and Chanel. Percerin's ancestors date from the time of Charles IX, several hundred years ago. We get three generations worth of Percerin history, which boils down to the idea that the Percerins are expert tailor... | [
"Chapter III. Who Messire Jean Percerin Was.",
"The king's tailor, Messire Jean Percerin, occupied a rather large house\nin the Rue St. Honore, near the Rue de l'Arbre Sec. He was a man\nof great taste in elegant stuffs, embroideries, and velvets, being\nhereditary tailor to the king. The preferment of his house ... |
4,225 | 2759_chapter_4:_the_samples | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Moliere comes back to escort D'Artagnan and Porthos to Percerin's rooms. Percerin is busy examining a piece of fabric, but goes to greet the guests. D'Artagnan introduces the new customer: Monsieur le Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds. Percerin is not happy with the idea of making a suit for Porthos within two... | [
"Chapter IV. The Patterns.",
"During all this time the noble mob was slowly heaving away, leaving at\nevery angle of the counter either a murmur or a menace, as the waves\nleave foam or scattered seaweed on the sands, when they retire with the\nebbing tide. In about ten minutes Moliere reappeared, making another\... |
4,226 | 2759_chapter_5:_where,_probably,_moliere_formed_his_first_idea_of_the_bourgeois_gentillhomme | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Porthos is radiantly happy with this visit to Percerin. Aramis shakes hands with Porthos, then asks Moliere if he is ready to go to St. Mande. Porthos is astonished that Aramis is planning to hang out with an apprentice tailor. D'Artagnan and Aramis reveal to Porthos that Moliere is actually one of Percerin's chief cle... | [
"Chapter V. Where, Probably, Moliere Obtained His First Idea of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme.",
"D'Artagnan found Porthos in the adjoining chamber; but no longer an\nirritated Porthos, or a disappointed Porthos, but Porthos radiant,\nblooming, fascinating, and chattering with Moliere, who was looking\nupon him with ... |
4,227 | 2759_chapter_6:_the_beehive,_the_bees,_and_the_honey | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Aramis is in a bad mood. Moliere, by contrast, seems to be in a good mood. The first floor of the left wing is filled with Epicureans. Pelisson is busy writing the comedy "Les Facheux." The other writers are also very busy writing, with the exception of La Fontaine, who is simply wandering around the room. Annoyed, Pel... | [
"Chapter VI. The Bee-Hive, the Bees, and the Honey.",
"The bishop of Vannes, much annoyed at having met D'Artagnan at M. Percerin's, returned to Saint-Mande in no very good humor. Moliere,\non the other hand, quite delighted at having made such a capital rough\nsketch, and at knowing where to find his original ag... |
4,228 | 2759_chapter_7:_another_supper_at_the_bastille | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | It is seven o'clock at the Bastille, and Aramis is having dinner with Baisemeaux. Apparently, Aramis is being positively raunchy with his choice of stories. Baisemeaux commands one of his servants to close the windows, but Aramis requests that they remain open. He is waiting for the sound of a courier's arrival. At abo... | [
"Chapter VII. Another Supper at the Bastile.",
"Seven o'clock sounded from the great clock of the Bastile, that famous\nclock, which, like all the accessories of the state prison, the very use\nof which is a torture, recalled to the prisoners' minds the destination\nof every hour of their punishment. The time-pie... |
4,229 | 2759_chapter_8:_the_general_of_the_order | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Baisemeaux finally thinks of a good excuse: the prisoner will have nowhere to go at this hour of the day. Aramis says he will take the prisoner wherever he wishes to go. Baisemeaux gives the order to release Seldon. Aramis asks if he meant Marchiali. The two argue for a minute before Baisemeaux picks up the order and i... | [
"Chapter VIII. The General of the Order.",
"There was now a brief silence, during which Aramis never removed his\neyes from Baisemeaux for a moment. The latter seemed only half decided\nto disturb himself thus in the middle of supper, and it was clear he was\ntrying to invent some pretext, whether good or bad, fo... |
4,230 | 2759_chapter_9:_the_tempter | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Aramis explains to the former prisoner why the current King is such a bad egg. He then explains that, as leader of the Jesuits, he is convinced that God is using him as an instrument of justice. Aramis explains that he wants the former prisoner to ascend the throne of France. Philippe asks what will happen to his broth... | [
"Chapter IX. The Tempter.",
"\"My prince,\" said Aramis, turning in the carriage towards his companion,\n\"weak creature as I am, so unpretending in genius, so low in the scale\nof intelligent beings, it has never yet happened to me to converse with\na man without penetrating his thoughts through that living mask... |
4,231 | 2759_chapter_10:_crown_and_tiara | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Aramis is filled with suspense as he watches the prince wrestle with his decision. finally agrees and asks Aramis what he is expecting in return for placing the prince on the throne of France. Aramis elects to table that conversation for later. Instead, Aramis wants to prepare Philippe to on impersonating Louis in cour... | [
"Chapter X. Crown and Tiara.",
"Aramis was the first to descend from the carriage; he held the door open\nfor the young man. He saw him place his foot on the mossy ground with\na trembling of the whole body, and walk round the carriage with an\nunsteady and almost tottering step. It seemed as if the poor prisoner... |
4,232 | 2759_chapter_11:_the_chateau_de_vaux_le_vicomte | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | We learn that Vaux is a prestigious palace with an illustrious history. Fouquet wanders throughout his property making sure everything is perfect for the King's arrival. Aramis waves him over to where Le Brun is putting the finishing touches on a portrait of the King. It is perfect. Even Percerin admits as much. Fouque... | [
"Chapter XI. The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte.",
"The chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte, situated about a league from Melun, had\nbeen built by Fouquet in 1655, at a time when there was a scarcity\nof money in France; Mazarin had taken all that there was, and Fouquet\nexpended the remainder. However, as certain men have f... |
4,233 | 2759_chapter_12:_the_wine_of_melun | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The King hopes to pass through Melun very quickly and press onwards to Vaux. That way he has time later to see his mistress. Meanwhile, D'Artagnan is racking his brains trying to understand Aramis's suspicious actions. He concludes that it must all be for the purpose of overturning Colbert's power, to which D'Artagnan ... | [
"Chapter XII. The Wine of Melun.",
"The king had, in point of fact, entered Melun with the intention of\nmerely passing through the city. The youthful monarch was most eagerly\nanxious for amusements; only twice during the journey had he been\nable to catch a glimpse of La Valliere, and, suspecting that his only\... |
4,234 | 2759_chapter_13:_nectar_and_ambrosia | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The royal ladies arrive at about eight o'clock. All the delights of Vaux are on full display. Rather than being pleased, the King begins to sulk, because his own palace pales in comparison to Vaux. At the banquet, all kinds of wonderful food are served. Anne of Austria looks down her nose at everything, and Maria There... | [
"Chapter XIII. Nectar and Ambrosia.",
"M. Fouquet held the stirrup of the king, who, having dismounted, bowed\nmost graciously, and more graciously still held out his hand to him,\nwhich Fouquet, in spite of a slight resistance on the king's part,\ncarried respectfully to his lips. The king wished to wait in the ... |
4,235 | 2759_chapter_14:_a_gascon_and_a_gascon_and_a_half | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | D'Artagnan visits Aramis's room after dinner. Porthos is also there, sleeping in a chair. The two men chat for a while, and D'Artagnan confesses that the party is so great, he could believe Fouquet to be the true king of France, rather than Louis. Aramis predicts Colbert will become minister within four months, and tha... | [
"Chapter XIV. A Gascon, and a Gascon and a Half.",
"D'Artagnan had determined to lose no time, and in fact he never was in\nthe habit of doing so. After having inquired for Aramis, he had looked\nfor him in every direction until he had succeeded in finding him. Besides, no sooner had the king entered Vaux, than A... |
4,236 | 2759_chapter_15:_colbert | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The next day, Vaux is again overflowing with various delights, including a comedy in which Moliere is one of the chief actors. After dinner, the court settles down for a game of cards. The King wins a thousand pistols, and Fouquet somehow manages to lose ten thousand, leaving everyone happy. The royal party heads for a... | [
"Chapter XV. Colbert.",
"History will tell us, or rather history has told us, of the various\nevents of the following day, of the splendid _fetes_ given by the\nsurintendant to his sovereign. Nothing but amusement and delight was\nallowed to prevail throughout the whole of the following day; there\nwas a promenad... |
4,237 | 2759_chapter_16:_jealousy | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The fireworks begin. King Louis XIV reads the piece of paper, which he assumes is a love note for himself. Wrong. It is a letter from Fouquet to La Valliere proclaiming his love for her. The King is angry. Fouquet notices the change in the King's mood and asks for the source of the problem. The King says "nothing" and ... | [
"Chapter XVI. Jealousy.",
"The torches we have just referred to, the eager attention every one\ndisplayed, and the new ovation paid to the king by Fouquet, arrived in\ntime to suspend the effect of a resolution which La Valliere had already\nconsiderably shaken in Louis XIV.'s heart. He looked at Fouquet with a\n... |
4,238 | 2759_chapter_17:_high_treason | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Finally, the King quiets down, and falls asleep. The bed begins to sink and all the lovely furnishings of the chamber of Morpheus disappear. The King is convinced he is having a bad dream. Finally, he realizes he is awake. On either side of him is an armed and masked man. The King demands to know what is going on. He l... | [
"Chapter XVII. High Treason.",
"The ungovernable fury which took possession of the king at the sight and\nat the perusal of Fouquet's letter to La Valliere by degrees subsided\ninto a feeling of pain and extreme weariness. Youth, invigorated by\nhealth and lightness of spirits, requiring soon that what it loses\n... |
4,239 | 2759_chapter_18:_a_night_at_the_bastille | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The King feels awful. He hears a sound, looks around the room, and sees an enormous rat. He gives an involuntary shout, and then fully realizes he is not dreaming, but actually a prisoner in the Bastille. He is convinced Fouquet is behind all of this. The King begins shouting for the governor of the Bastille at the top... | [
"Chapter XVIII. A Night at the Bastile.",
"Pain, anguish, and suffering in human life are always in proportion to\nthe strength with which a man is endowed. We will not pretend to say\nthat Heaven always apportions to a man's capability of endurance the\nanguish with which he afflicts him; for that, indeed, would... |
4,240 | 2759_chapter_19:_the_shadow_of_m._fouquet | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | D'Artagnan is uncertain of how to handle the business of arresting Fouquet in a tactful and subtle manner. Fouquet is exhausted when he retires to his bedroom. D'Artagnan shows up at the door. Fouquet asks what he can do for the captain. It's clear Fouquet would like nothing better than to hit the sack, but D'Artagnan ... | [
"Chapter XIX. The Shadow of M. Fouquet.",
"D'Artagnan, still confused and oppressed by the conversation he had just\nhad with the king, could not resist asking himself if he were really in\npossession of his senses, if he were really and truly at Vaux; if he,\nD'Artagnan, were really the captain of the musketeers... |
4,241 | 2759_chapter_20:_the_morning | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Philippe looks around his brother's bedroom and starts feeling like a king. Then he starts feeling guilty as he slips into bed. In the morning, Aramis walks into the bedchamber. Philippe is awake and expecting him. The two men catch up on all the latest events: Louis is safely shut up in the Bastille, and Porthos shoul... | [
"Chapter XX. The Morning.",
"In vivid contrast to the sad and terrible destiny of the king imprisoned\nin the Bastile, and tearing, in sheer despair, the bolts and bars of\nhis dungeon, the rhetoric of the chroniclers of old would not fail to\npresent, as a complete antithesis, the picture of Philippe lying aslee... |
4,242 | 2759_chapter_21:_the_king's_friend | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Fouquet is anxious as he receives D'Artagnan and Aramis. He learns he is free, and that he has Aramis to thank. Fouquet is more humiliated than grateful. D'Artagnan asks Aramis if he can ask a question. D'Artagnan asks how Aramis became so close with the King, when he's only ever talked to him twice before. Aramis beco... | [
"Chapter XXI. The King's Friend.",
"Fouquet was waiting with anxiety; he had already sent away many of his\nservants and friends, who, anticipating the usual hour of his ordinary\nreceptions, had called at his door to inquire after him. Preserving\nthe utmost silence respecting the danger which hung suspended by ... |
4,243 | 2759_chapter_22:_showing_how_orders_were_respected_at_the_bastille | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Fouquet races towards the Bastille, still unsure if Aramis was telling the truth. When he shows up at the Bastille, the soldiers do not believe Monsieur Fouquet could have traveled so rapidly from Vaux. Fouquet causes a grand commotion, causing Baisemeaux to come rushing out of the prison brandishing a sword. Fouquet w... | [
"Chapter XXII. Showing How the Countersign Was Respected at the Bastile.",
"Fouquet tore along as fast as his horses could drag him. On his way he\ntrembled with horror at the idea of what had just been revealed to him.",
"\"What must have been,\" he thought, \"the youth of those extraordinary\nmen, who, even a... |
4,244 | 2759_chapter_23:_the_king's_gratitude | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | When Fouquet walks in, the King is "the most complete picture of despair, hunger, and fear that could possibly be united in one figure." The King believes Fouquet is there to assassinate him. Fouquet corrects him - he's there to free the King. The King knows he will never forgive Fouquet for having seen him in this sta... | [
"Chapter XXIII. The King's Gratitude.",
"The two men were on the point of darting towards each other when they\nsuddenly and abruptly stopped, as a mutual recognition took place, and\neach uttered a cry of horror.",
"\"Have you come to assassinate me, monsieur?\" said the king, when he\nrecognized Fouquet.",
... |
4,245 | 2759_chapter_24:_the_false_king | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Philippe is worried when Aramis fails to show up, but he continues acting like the King throughout all the morning rituals. He is nervous about seeing his mother. His mother, Anne of Austria, arrives with other members of the royal court, including the King's younger brother. Anne of Austria tries to prejudice her son ... | [
"Chapter XXIV. The False King.",
"In the meantime, usurped royalty was playing out its part bravely at\nVaux. Philippe gave orders that for his _petit lever_ the _grandes\nentrees_, already prepared to appear before the king, should be\nintroduced. He determined to give this order notwithstanding the absence\nof ... |
4,246 | 2759_chapter_25:_in_which_porthos_thinks_he_is_pursuing_a_dukedom | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Porthos and Aramis get away from Vaux as fast as possible. Eventually, Porthos asks his friend what the deal is. Aramis responds that their fortune depends on their speed, and Porthos naturally assumes he will be receiving a dukedom. Aramis is on edge and freaking out, as might be expected from a man who got caught try... | [
"Chapter XXV. In Which Porthos Thinks He Is Pursuing a Duchy.",
"Aramis and Porthos, having profited by the time granted them by Fouquet,\ndid honor to the French cavalry by their speed. Porthos did not clearly\nunderstand on what kind of mission he was forced to display so much\nvelocity; but as he saw Aramis sp... |
4,247 | 2759_chapter_26:_the_last_adieus | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Porthos is cheerful and Aramis looks stressed. Porthos brags that he will soon be a duke. Aramis asks to speak to Athos in private, then tells him the whole story. Aramis is convinced that he can salvage the situation through his allies in Spain. He invites Athos to join them. Athos refuses. He asks Aramis to promise t... | [
"Chapter XXVI. The Last Adieux.",
"Raoul uttered a cry, and affectionately embraced Porthos. Aramis and\nAthos embraced like old men; and this embrace itself being a question\nfor Aramis, he immediately said, \"My friend, we have not long to remain\nwith you.\"",
"\"Ah!\" said the comte.",
"\"Only time to tel... |
4,248 | 2759_chapter_27:_m._de_beaufort | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Beaufort is about to speak privately with Athos when he catches sight of Raoul and invites him to join the conversation. Beaufort explains that he is on his way to fight Arabs in Africa, then asks Raoul to fetch some wine. While Raoul is gone, Beaufort asks Athos to detail his plans for Raoul's future. The two men goss... | [
"Chapter XXVII. Monsieur de Beaufort.",
"The prince turned round at the moment when Raoul, in order to leave him\nalone with Athos, was shutting the door, and preparing to go with the\nother officers into an adjoining apartment.",
"\"Is that the young man I have heard M. le Prince speak so highly of?\"\nasked M... |
4,249 | 2759_chapter_28:_preparations_for_departure | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | For two days, Athos and Grimaud are busy preparing Raoul's equipment. Athos and Raoul head for Paris. This is a painful experience for Raoul, who is reminded of his time with La Valliere. Father and son head arrive at Monsieur de Guiche's residence, but are informed he is with the King's younger brother, Monsieur. They... | [
"Chapter XXVIII. Preparations for Departure.",
"Athos lost no more time in combating this immutable resolution. He gave\nall his attention to preparing, during the two days the duke had granted\nhim, the proper appointments for Raoul. This labor chiefly concerned\nGrimaud, who immediately applied himself to it wi... |
4,250 | 2759_chapter_29:_planchet's_inventory | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | We learn that Planchet, who once served as D'Artagnan's valet, now works as a grocer. Athos shows up at Planchet's grocery to find all the employees in the midst of taking an inventory. Athos learns that Planchet is packing his bags; he asks to speak with the former valet. Raoul arrives. Planchet tells Athos that he is... | [
"Chapter XXIX. Planchet's Inventory.",
"Athos, during the visit made to the Luxembourg by Raoul, had gone to\nPlanchet's residence to inquire after D'Artagnan. The comte, on\narriving at the Rue des Lombards, found the shop of the grocer in great\nconfusion; but it was not the encumberment of a lucky sale, or tha... |
4,251 | 2759_chapter_30:_the_inventory_of_m._de_beaufort | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | The narrator notes that saying good-bye to Planchet was like saying good-bye to Paris for both Raoul and Athos. Their only remaining errand is to visit M. de Beaufort's palatial residence and sort out all the details for departure. Like Planchet, M. de Beaufort, , is making an inventory of all his belongings. It turns ... | [
"Chapter XXX. The Inventory of M. de Beaufort.",
"To have talked of D'Artagnan with Planchet, to have seen Planchet quit\nParis to bury himself in his country retreat, had been for Athos and his\nson like a last farewell to the noise of the capital--to their life of\nformer days. What, in fact, did these men leav... |
4,252 | 2759_chapter_31:_the_silver_dish | Write a detailed summary of the context provided. | Father and son travel at a good pace and take two weeks to reach Toulon. They fail to hear any mention of D'Artagnan, and believe their friend is trying to remain incognito. Raoul begins assembling a fleet, but one fisherman says that his ship is currently in the shop. Athos, convinced the man is lying, asks for detail... | [
"Chapter XXXI. The Silver Dish.",
"The journey passed off pretty well. Athos and his son traversed France\nat the rate of fifteen leagues per day; sometimes more, sometimes less,\naccording to the intensity of Raoul's grief. It took them a fortnight\nto reach Toulon, and they lost all traces of D'Artagnan at Anti... |
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