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It did this through the use of wonderful acting, and fabulous set and costumes. Why did Shakespeare name the play Shylock after Antonio? What happens to Shylock at the end of the play? What is Shakespeare's real fault in the Merchant of Venice? He implores Shylock to show mercy and not collect on the bond of debt. Shylock holds fast, stating that he has his reasons for hating Antonio, and the bond will be collected.
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. All rights reserved. See full list on bookrags. William Shakespeare, the world's best-known playwright, was born in Stratford-on-Avon in , a hundred miles from London.
No record exists of his birthdate, although he was baptized on April 26th, suggesting that he was born no more than a week earlier. His birthday is celebrated on the 23rd of April, mostly due to the fact that April 23rd is the day of the patron saint of England, St. Aged 18 in November , he married the year-old Anne Hathaway, who was, at the time, pregnant with their first child, Susanna, who would be born in May of Two years later they had twins, Hamnet and Judeth.
It is believed that Shakespeare moved to London in , finding work with a troupe of actors known as the 'King's Men'. At the time, it had recently become the fashion to build structures with no use other than playhouse. James Burbage built the first dedicated playhouse, dubbing it the 'Theatre'. It proved so popular that theatres began popping up around London in the ensuing Bassanio is a failed Venice merchant in love with a rich woman named Portia who lives in Belmont.
He needs money so that he can travel to Belmont and convince her to marry him. Portia has a problem as well, because her father died without choosing a husband for her, a potential suitor would have to solve a puzzle involving chests. Bassanio's friend Antonio offers to borrow money to pay for the trip.
Unfortunately, the loan shark, Shylock, has a grudge against Antonio - Antonio had interfered with his business, and insulted his religion at every opportunity. He loans Antonio the money on the condition that if he defaults on the loan, Shylock will get a pound of his flesh. Antonio agrees, not taking the consequences seriously. In Belmont, Portia is unhappy that she can't choose to marry the person she loves, and that all her suitors either refuse to try and solve the puzzle, or are too stupid to figure it out.
In Venice, Antonio: A Successful merchant. His love of his friend Bassanio leads him to offer himeslf as collateral for Bassanio's loan. He's forced to borrow the money from Shylock, a Jewish loan shark he'd persecuted in the past. When one of Antonio's ship's is wrecked in the English Channel, he is left without the money to pay Shylock, and it looks like Shylock will be able to legally kill him, but then Portia intervenes, saving his life in court, and turning the tables on Shylock.
Bassanio: Antonio's best friend, he is deep in debt, and in love with Portia. He borrows money from Shylock against Antonio's name in order to travel to Belmont with all the necessary gifts to prove his worth to her. He wins her hand in marriage, then has to go back to Venice when he discovers that Antonio is at Shylock's mercy.
Portia then plays a trick on him, taking her wedding ring back as payment for saving Antonio's life. Lorenzo: A friend of Antonio and Bassanio.
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