Search results
Bassanio serves as a kind of catalyst throughout The Merchant of Venice, provoking much of the play’s action. At the beginning, Bassanio is a good-natured but irresponsible young man who has gotten himself into debt by living beyond his means.
- Bassanio Quotes
Bassanio thinks aloud as he chooses among the boxes,...
- Portia
The free trial period is the first 7 days of your...
- Antonio
The most likely object of his affection is Bassanio, who...
- Bassanio Quotes
Bassanio is a fictional character in Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice. Bassanio, the best friend of Antonio, is a spendthrift who wasted all of his money in order to be seen as a respectable man. To regain his fortune, he is determined to marry Portia, a wealthy, intelligent heiress of Belmont.
In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
- (38K)
- Drama, Romance
- Michael Radford
- 2005-02-18
Bassanio, a young Venetian, wants to travel to Belmont to woo the wealthy heiress Portia. He approaches his merchant friend Antonio for 3000 ducats needed to subsidize his travelling expenditures. As all of Antonio's ships and merchandise are tied at sea, Antonio approaches the Jewish moneylender Shylock for a loan.
Bassanio is a character in Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice. Although his role is important he is not as fully drawn a character as one would usually find in Shakespeare’s major characters, unlike Shylock and Portia, on whom the drama focuses, who are.
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...
People also ask
Who is Bassanio in the Merchant of Venice?
How does Bassanio feel at the end of the Merchant of Venice?
Is Bassanio a good character?
Who starred in the Merchant of Venice?
Why did Bassanio borrow money from Antonio?
Did Anthony Ainley play Bassanio in the Merchant of Venice?
Bassanio, who does not see through Portia’s disguise, showers the young law clerk with thanks, and is eventually pressured into giving Portia the ring with which he promised never to part. Gratiano gives Nerissa, who is disguised as Portia’s clerk, his ring.
amazon.co.uk has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders
