Shakespeare - Merchant of Venice
Written by William Shakespeare
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ACT I
Scene 1. Antonio is a rich merchant in Venice; ships bearing his goods sail round the world. Antonio’s
friend Bassanio has fallen in love with Portia, a wealthy and beautiful young woman dwelling in
Belmont, but lacks the means to woo her in appropriate style; he asks Antonio for help. Antonio’s
fortune is all with his ships at sea, but he vows to borrow whatever sums Bassanio may require in
order to help his friend.
Scene 2. In Belmont, Portia complains to her maid Nerissa that she has not been left free to choose her
husband for herself. Her dead father has devised a test consisting of three caskets made of gold, silver,
and lead; only the suitor who chooses the right casket may marry Portia.
Scene 3. Bassanio has gone to Shylock, a wealthy Jew, to borrow money on Antonio’s credit. Shylock
is deeply hostile to Antonio, who makes no attempt to hide the contempt he feels for him.
Nonetheless, Shylock is prepared to lend his enemy the sum required on condition that, if the money is
not repaid when it is due, Shylock will have the right to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body.
Bassanio is horrified, but Antonio accepts the
condition, confident that his ships will have returned in time.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.
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