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    The Merchant of Venice

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    Bassanio needs a loan from his friend Antonio to woo Portia, but Antonio's money is tied up in ships at sea. He borrows from Shylock, but Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh if the loan is not repaid. Bassanio passes Portia's test and they marry, but Antonio's ships are wrecked and he cannot repay Shylock. Portia, disguised as a lawyer, saves Antonio by forcing Shylock to forfeit his wealth for plotting to kill a Christian by taking flesh without drawing blood, which is against Venetian law.

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    Bassanio needs a loan from his friend Antonio to woo Portia, but Antonio's money is tied up in ships at sea. He borrows from Shylock, but Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh if the loan is not repaid. Bassanio passes Portia's test and they marry, but Antonio's ships are wrecked and he cannot repay Shylock. Portia, disguised as a lawyer, saves Antonio by forcing Shylock to forfeit his wealth for plotting to kill a Christian by taking flesh without drawing blood, which is against Venetian law.

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    Bassanio needs a loan from his friend Antonio to woo Portia, but Antonio's money is tied up in ships at sea. He borrows from Shylock, but Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh if the loan is not repaid. Bassanio passes Portia's test and they marry, but Antonio's ships are wrecked and he cannot repay Shylock. Portia, disguised as a lawyer, saves Antonio by forcing Shylock to forfeit his wealth for plotting to kill a Christian by taking flesh without drawing blood, which is against Venetian law.

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    Bassanio needs a loan from his friend Antonio to woo Portia, but Antonio's money is tied up in ships at sea. He borrows from Shylock, but Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh if the loan is not repaid. Bassanio passes Portia's test and they marry, but Antonio's ships are wrecked and he cannot repay Shylock. Portia, disguised as a lawyer, saves Antonio by forcing Shylock to forfeit his wealth for plotting to kill a Christian by taking flesh without drawing blood, which is against Venetian law.

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    The merchant of Venice

    A young Venetian, Bassanio, needs a loan of three thousand ducats so that


    he can woo Portia, a wealthy Venetian heiress. He approaches his friend
    Antonio, a merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is
    invested in his fleet, which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money
    lender, Shylock, who hates Antonio because of Antonio’s anti-semitic behavior
    towards him.

    Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the


    short-term loan, but, in a moment of dark
    humor, he makes a condition – the loan must
    be repaid in three months or Shylock will
    exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio
    agrees, confident that his ships will return in
    time.

    Because of the terms of Portia’s father’s will,


    all suitors must choose from among three
    caskets, one of which contains a portrait of
    her. If he chooses that he may marry Portia,
    but if doesn’t he must vow never to marry or
    court another woman. The Princes of
    Morocco and Arragon fail the test and are
    rejected. As Bassanio prepares to travel to
    Belmont for the test, his friend Lorenzo
    elopes with Shylock’s daughter, Jessica.
    Bassanio chooses the lead casket, which
    contains her picture, and Portia happily agrees to marry him immediately.

    Meanwhile, two of Antonio’s ships have been wrecked and Antonio’s creditors
    are pressurising him for repayment. Word comes to Bassanio about Antonio’s
    predicament, and he hurries back to Venice, leaving Portia behind. Portia
    follows him, accompanied by her maid, Nerissa. They are disguised as a male
    lawyer and his clerk. When Bassanio arrives the date for the repayment to
    Shylock has passed and Shylock is demanding his pound of flesh. Even when
    Bassanio offers much more than the amount in repayment, Shylock, now
    infuriated by the loss of his daughter, is intent on seeking revenge on the
    Christians. The Duke refuses to intervene.
    Portia arrives in her disguise to defend Antonio. Given the authority of
    judgment by the Duke, Portia decides that Shylock can have the pound of
    flesh as long as he doesn’t draw blood, as it is against the law to shed a
    Christian’s blood. Since it is obvious that to draw a pound of flesh would kill
    Antonio, Shylock is denied his suit. Moreover, for conspiring to murder a
    Venetian citizen, Portia orders that he should forfeit all his wealth. Half is to go
    to Venice, and half to Antonio.

    Antonio gives his half back to Shylock on the condition that Shylock bequeath
    it to his disinherited daughter, Jessica. Shylock must also convert to
    Christianity. A broken Shylock accepts. News arrives that Antonio’s remaining
    ships have returned safely. With the exception of Shylock, all celebrate a
    happy ending to the affair.

    THE END

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