Question

Antonio :
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad :
It wearies me; you say it wearies you;
But how I caught it, found it, or come by it,
What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born,
I am to learn;
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myself.
Salarino :
Your mind is tossing on the ocean;
There, where your argosies with portly sail,
Like signiors and rich burghers on the flood,
Or, as it were, the pageants of the sea,
Do overpeer the petty traffickers,
That curt'sy to them, do them reverence,
As they fly by them with their woven wings.
(1) Who is Antonio ? Where is he? What is his state of mind ?
(ii) What is it that makes him sad, according to him?
(iii) Who is Salarino ? What has hie to say about Antonio's melancholy?
(iv) What does Antonio say about his ships ? What contradiction do his words convey later?
(v) What is the dramatic significance of Antonio's melancholy?​

Answer 1

Ans 1. Antonio is a rich buisnessman who owns great ships.... He is the main character of merchant of venice... Antonio and his friends are in a street lane in Venice.... He is very sad and in tension.....

Ans 2. He said he didn't know why he was sad..... But the real reason behind it was that he has invested all his money in his ships which were sailing in the sea.... He is in tension thinking about his ships....

Ans 3. Salarino was Antonio' friend.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Antonia is the protagonist of the play "The Merchant Of Venice" by William Shakespeare. He was a wealthy businessman who owned a lot of businesses. He was known for his kindness and humanity by everyone.

• Antonio is in a dreamy melancholy mood as expressed by the writer himself. He was worried about his ships yet and was deeply engrossed in the thought of it.

2. Antonio elaborated that he was not aware of the reason behind him being so gloomy and distracted.

3. Salarino was one of Antonio's good friends.

• Salarino was confident that his good friend Antonio was depressed and was daydreaming about the ships.

4. The protagonist of the play "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare was in a dreamy melancholy mood. He said he was worried about his ships as he would be at a deep loss if the ships drown.

• Antonio straight up signed an agreement with his enemy on the confidence of those ships. If by any chance the ships fail to come on time, Antonio may not be alive.

5. The dramatic significance of Antonio's melancholy is as follows:-

• First and foremost, his emotions made him sign a ridiculous bond with his enemy that made him almost lose his own life.
• Secondly, Shakespeare did manage to create a mysterious atmosphere around the mood of our protagonist.