...Merchant of Venice, Shylock regrets the loss of a ring his wife had given him: "It was my turquoise; I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor: I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys" (3.1.126). The diamond, now used not only in the natural point but also in hogback...

...romantic line of the play, the oft-excoriated moneylender laments poignantly: 'I had it [the ring] of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys' (3.2.101-2). Yet his daughter trades it for only one! Jessica's transvestism...

...torture him. I am glad on't. of Jessica: Out upon her, thou torturest me, Tubal. It was my turquoise, I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys. of Antonio ('certainly undone'): Nay, that's true, that's very true. ... I will...

...[perhaps the sort associated with Cyrano]. He is also slightly menacing.) SHYLOCK: It was my turquoise. I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys. JESSICA: In my dreams, I can see him. His friend, Tubal, has told him that I...

...concerning Shylock' s turquoise ring, Leah's gift, bartered for a monkey in Frankfurt by Jessica: "I had it of Leah, when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys" (3.1.96-97) became "I had it of my husband . . . ," an unevadable yet banal...

...of your daughter for a monkey. Shylock: Out upon her! Thou torturest me, Tubal. It was my turkis, I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys (116-23). This is the last and the most telling blow to Shylock. Leah's ring...

...in Genoa and has exchanged a ring for a monkey. Thou torturest me Tubal, — it was my turquoise, I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor: I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys, [mi 112] Marlowe could never have written that. Quite apart from the human depth,...

...remained the greatest riddle of Mexico. 11 The Olmecs and their Inventions 'It was my turquoise: I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor; I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys.' SHYLOCK in The Merchant of Venice ALMOST every one of the old chroniclers related...

...his most human - recognising sentimental, rather than monetary, value in a turquoise 'I had [. . .] of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys' (3.1.96-7) and his most vengeful: 'If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you...