Compare the argument about usury (I. iii), the talk about friendship (III. ii), and the plea for mercy (IV. i) from the standpoint of dramatic intensity. Which one of these subjects, in your view, is the most important issue in this play?

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.