Merchant of Venice Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains of melancholy; his friend Bassanio asks for a loan to travel to Belmont to court the beautiful heiress, Portia. Antonio agrees, but says that he must borrow the money from one of the citys moneylenders because all of his ships be at sea. At Belmont, Portia is also melancholy because, according to the condition of her fathers will, she must marry the man who chooses the coffin (out of a regard as of gold, silver or lead) containing her portrait. If he chooses wrongly, he is condemned to remain individual forever. Antonio approaches Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, to ask for a loan.
Shylock hates Antonio and tricks him into calendered to forfeit a pound of flesh if he cannot buzz off a bun in the oven in time. Shylocks daughter Jessica elopes with the Christian gentleman Lorenzo. Bassanio, accompanied by friend Gratiano, departs for Belmont. The Prince of Morocco comes to Belmont and chooses the wrong casket; meanwhile, in Venice, rumors swirl that An...If you involve to get a overflowing essay, order it on our website:
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