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A detailed exploration of the relationship between the Bassanio-obsessed Antonio, and Bassonio himself. Includes two very brief movie clips from Michael Rad...
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Apr 16, 2021 · Jessica and Lorenzo will watch over Belmont while they are gone. Back in Venice, in a court of justice, the Duke pleads with Shylock to forgive the contract and let Antonio go free. Shylock ...
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The Merchant of Venice: Directed by Jack Gold. With John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies, Alan David, John Nettles. A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia.
- (304)
- Comedy, Drama
- Jack Gold
- 1980-12-17
In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in his ships and borrows from the Jewish usurer Shylock, against whose people there is a great intolerance in Venice.
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- Drama, Romance
- Michael Radford
- 2005-02-18
Not only does Antonio’s reputation as an anti-Semite precede him, but the only instance in the play when he breaks out of his doldrums is his “storm” against Shylock (I.iii. 132). In this context, Antonio proves that the dominant threads of his character are melancholy and cruelty.
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Antonio is the merchant referred to in the title of Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice. He is a successful businessman, respected and liked by the Christian community in Venice.
