In 'The Merchant of Venice', Launcelot Gobbo's debate with his own conscience provides comic relief from:
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Correct answer: The heavy legal tension of Shylock's bond
Gobbo's soliloquy about whether to stay with his master (the 'devil' Shylock) or run away is a piece of low-stakes clowning. It lightens the mood in a play that contains significant racial and economic tension.
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