The Merchant Of Venice :: Free Merchant of Venice Essays

The merchant Of VeniceAct 1In the fist act, Antonio is introduced as the Merchant of Venice. A friend ofhim, Bassanio, desperately needs m unityy because all of his m geniusy is on his shipsand he wants to go to Belmont to visit the woman of his dreams, Portia.Therefore he goes to Antonio to direct if he is willing to go to usurer and askhim if he can have 3000 ducats. Antonio agrees and goes to Shylock and explainsthat he has to pay it back within 3 months. If he doesnt do this, he may cutone pound of his fair flesh...Act 2In Belmont, the casket bond proceeds with two already rejected, news comes thatBassanio is at Portias gate. Meanwhile, Shylock is left bewailing the loss ofhis ducats and his daughter that has run away with Lorenzo and the treasure.Shylock doesnt uniform this at all because he really doenst like the Christiansand Lorenzo is a ChristianAct 3Jessica is now together with Lorenzo. She is a Jew and hes a Christian.Jessica is embarrassed to be a Jew is planning to c hange religion for Lorenzo.Shylock is still looking for them and is very mad when he finds out that she hassold a ring, that was given to Shylock by his wife, for a monkey. MeanwhileBassanio is picking one of the caskets and takes the correct one the leadencasket. He may now marry Portia. Because Antonio hasnt paid back the 3000ducats he had lend from Shylock, Shylock may have one pound of his fair flesh.Shylock takes it to court...Act 4Still in the court of law, Portia and Nerissa have disguised themselves asdoctor and clerk. Shylock wants his revenge on the Christians because theytreat him like a dog and spit on him. He wants his bond and the one pound ofthe flesh of Antonio. Portia very smartly knows how to trick him by saying thatit doesnt say in the bond that any blood can be spilt and that he has to takeexactly one pound of the flesh. No to a greater extent and no less. Shylock has to give upbecause he cant deny this. Antonio is safe Bassanio has given the ring thathe had got from Portia to the doctor and Gratiano has given the ring that he hadgot from Nerissa to the clerk... They had utter to their women that they wouldnever give the rings away.