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  1. 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

      When Bassanio arrives, however, Portia proves herself to be...

    • Antonio

      Further evidence of the nature of Antonio’s feelings for...

  2. Bassanio is a young man from a respectable Venetian family, with a lifestyle of leisure and pleasure-seeking with a group of friends of the same class. Consequently, he lives from hand to mouth and languishes in debt. That doesn’t bother him until the need for cash becomes a burning issue.

  3. Revision video re-capping the character of Bassanio in 'The Merchant of Venice' exploring key quotations, character analysis and themes related to the character.

  4. Bassanio is the merchant Antonios “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...

  5. The Merchant of Venice: Directed by Bridget Caldwell. With Jamie Ballard, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, James Corrigan, Owen Findlay. 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.

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • Bridget Caldwell
    • 2017-03-01
  6. 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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  8. BBC Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice. Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish ...

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