merchant of venice
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- Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan in order to pursue Portia from Belmont.
- In sooth, I know not why i am so sad it wearies me; you say it wearies you
- ANTONIO'S
- My dearest friend Antonio, can you lend me some money?
- Bassanio and Shylock form a bond. Shylock borrows money's Bassanio If he cannot repay within three months, Shylock will take a pound of Antonio's flesh.
- Okay.
- If the bond is not repaid within three months, I will take a pound of Antonio's flesh!
- SHYLOCK'S
- After the death of Portia's father, he leaves behind threecaskets of gold, silver, and lead. Whoever chooses the correct one shall become Portia's lover. However, all her suitors had failed.
- Oh my, Portia! All the suitors have failed!
- Bassanio arrives in Belmont and chooses the lead casket. and, he wins Portia. His friend Graziano asks for Portia's maid Nerissa to be his wife. Portia gives her ring to Bassanio, making him promise never to give it to another.
- News arrives that Antonio's ships have been lost at sea, and he is now bankrupt. They are also told Shylock insists on the fulfillment of his bond and has had Antonio arrested. Bassanio and Graziano leave in haste to help Antonio. Portia and Nerissa follow afterward, disguised as lawyers.
- We must head back to Venice and save my dear friend Antonio!
- In the court in Venice, Shylock asks his pound of flesh. The Duke, in the court, finds legal advice from the lawyer "Balthazar," who is Portia in disguise. Antonio's death is only prevented as Balthazar explains that Shylock's contract does not entitle him to any blood.
- "The bond is for flesh and not for a single drop of blood!"
- oh no!
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