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Definition of Stream of Consciousness
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Act 2, scene 8
Explanation and Analysis—Shylock's Outburst:
After Jessica flees with Lorenzo, Solanio and Salerio gossip and recount how Shylock reacted to his daughter's escape. Solanio says that Shylock cried out,
“My daughter, O my ducats, O my daughter!
Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats!
Justice, the law, my ducats, and my daughter,
A sealèd bag, two sealèd bags of ducats,
Of double ducats, stol’n from me by my daughter,
And jewels—two stones, two rich and precious stones—”
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