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Bassanio is a fictional character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.. Bassanio, the best friend of Antonio, is a spendthrift who wasted all of his money in order to be seen as a respectable man.
Antonio is one of the central characters in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. He is portrayed as a wealthy and respected merchant residing in Venice, known for his generosity and melancholic disposition. Antonio is a close friend of Bassanio, another important character in the play, and their element of the story.
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.
Shylock (/ ʃ aɪ ˈ l ɒ k /) is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice (c. 1600). A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal villain. His defeat and forced conversion to Christianity form the climax of the story.
Opposing this view is Robert Hapgood in "Portia and The Merchant of Venice: The Gentle Bond" (1967) and Corinne S. Abate in "Nerissa Teaches Me What to Believe: Portia's Wifely Empowerment in The Merchant of Venice" (2002). [6] Despite her lack of formal legal training, Portia wins her case by referring to the exact language of the law.
The Merchant is a 1976 play in two acts [1] by the English dramatist Arnold Wesker. It is based on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and focuses on the Jewish Shylock character, that play's principal antagonist. [2] [3] Wesker began writing the play after seeing a 1973 performance by Laurence Olivier. [2]
Character Work Author First published Ref. Lázaro de Tormes: Lazarillo de Tormes: anonymous: 1554 [5] Shylock: The Merchant of Venice: William Shakespeare: 1596 [6] Prince Hamlet: Hamlet: 1599–1602 [7] Othello: Othello: 1603 [8] Lady Macbeth: Macbeth: 1623 [9] Satan: Paradise Lost : John Milton: 1667 [10] [11] Phèdre: Phèdre: Jean Racine ...
Jessica is the daughter of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (c. 1598).In the play, she elopes with Lorenzo, a penniless Christian, and a chest of her father's money, eventually ending up in Portia and Bassanio's household.