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Bassanio’s success in solving the riddle indicates his worthiness as a suitor for Portia. Even though Bassanio exploits his friendship with Antonio by constantly borrowing his money, Bassanio’s reaction to Antonio’s misfortune reveals the love he has for his companion.
Bassanio is Antonio's best pal and the lucky guy who lands Portia, the richest and cutest girl in Belmont. The thing to know about Bassanio is that he loves his lavish lifestyle, but he's really bad with money, which is why he ends up borrowing from Shylock.
I show my students the 2004 Michael Radford film, which has Antonio and Bassanio kiss after Antonio agrees to help Bassanio. That reading, that Antonio's motivation for helping Bassanio is a romantic love, seems to be common in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Nerissa falls in love with Bassanio’s friend Gratiano, who asks for her hand in marriage after Bassanio ‘wins’ Portia. Facts we learn about Nerissa at the start of the play: She lives in Belmont.
Bassanio's ulterior motives contrast with the pure devotion and generosity of Antonio's friendship. In fact, Antonio acts so selflessly toward Bassanio that many critics argue that Antonio is actually in love with Bassanio.
Of all her suitors Portia loves only Bassanio, but she cannot, even for love, break her father's dying wish by revealing to Bassanio which casket to choose.
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Bassanio is the merchant Antonio’s “intimate friend” and the wealthy heiress Portia’s favored suitor. A young nobleman of Venice, Bassanio admits to living beyond his means. This has forced him...
