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The Merchant Of Venice - Online Term Paper

The Merchant Of Venice

Act 1
In the fist act, Antonio is introduced as . A friend of
him, Bassanio, desperately needs money because all of his money is on his ships
and he wants to go to Belmont to visit the woman of his dreams, Portia.
Therefore he goes to Antonio to ask if he is willing to go to Shylock and ask
him if he can have 3000 ducats. Antonio agrees and goes to Shylock and explains
that he has to pay it back within 3 months. If he doesn't do this, he may cut
one pound of his fair flesh...

Act 2

In Belmont, the casket bond proceeds: with two already rejected, news comes that
Bassanio is at Portia's gate. Meanwhile, Shylock is left bewailing the loss of
his ducats and his daughter that has run away ...

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the correct one; the leaden
casket. He may now marry Portia. Because Antonio hasn't paid back the 3000
ducats he had lend from Shylock, Shylock may have one pound of his fair flesh.
Shylock takes it to court...

Act 4

Still in the court of law, Portia and Nerissa have disguised themselves as
doctor and clerk. Shylock wants his revenge on the Christians because they
treat him like a dog and spit on him. He wants his bond and the one pound of
the flesh of Antonio. Portia very smartly knows how to trick him by saying that
it doesn't say in the bond that any blood can be spilt and that he has to take
exactly one pound of the flesh. No more and no less. Shylock has to give up
because he can't deny this. Antonio is safe! Bassanio has given the ring that
he had got from Portia to the doctor and Gratiano has given the ring that he had
got from Nerissa to the clerk... They had said to their women that they would
never give the rings away.

Act 5

Jessica and Lorenzo are ...

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Added: 9/7/2005 10:58:01 PM
Category: Arts
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 516
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