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Monday 30 July 2018

English: Merchant of Venice - Act 3 Can Do's




Act Three Can Do''s

Research: 
1. Chinese Iron Maiden. The Chinese Iron Maiden is basically a coffin full of spikes, it's used by putting a person into the coffin then closing it which will result in death.
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2. The Chair of Torture. 
The Chair of Torture is a chair that's also full of spikes where they just placed a person on the chair suffering from pain but there are also different variations for this chair like placing a person over a open fire getting roasted slowly. 
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3. The Brazen Bull.
The Brazen Bull is a torture device where they forcefully fit a person into a bull sculpture and then light the fire under the bull sculpture slowly roasting the person alive. 
Image result for brazen bull Image: AllThatsInteresting Information: Wikipedia


Vocabulary: 
Tainted - Contaminate or pollute something
Ecstasy - Overwhelming feeling of happiness
Converted - Change form of something
Vantage - A place offering a good view of something
Oration - A formal speech especially given on ceremonial occasions
Constitution - A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to a state
Envious - Feeling or showing envy
Forfeit - Lose or be deprived of something as a penalty for wrong doing  

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