No Fear Shakespeare-Merchant Of Venice

Act 4-Scene 2

PORTIA and NERISSA enter, both still in disguise.

PORTIA

Find out where the Jew's house is. Give him this deed and have him sign it. We'll leave tonight and be home a day before our husbands get back. Lorenzo will be happy with what we've done.

GRATIANO enters.

GRATIANO

(he gives PORTIA BASSANIO's ring) Sir, you're lucky I caught up with you. Bassanio thought about it some more and sent this ring to you. He would like to invite you to dinner.

PORTIA

I can't have dinner with him. Please tell him I accept his ring with thanks. And could you please take my servant to old Shylock's house?

GRATIANO

I'll do that.

NERISSA

(to PORTIA) Sir, may I speak with you?(speaking so that only PORTIAcan hear)I'll see if I can get my husband's ring, which I made him swear to keep forever.

PORTIA

(to NERISSA) I bet you'll be able to. They'll swear they gave the rings to men. But we'll deny it and outswear them too.-

Go, hurry. You know where I'll be waiting.

She exits.

NERISSA

(to GRATIANO) Sir, will you show me to Shylock's house now?

They exit.