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Act I
Act I Scene 1
Venice street. Antonio, a wealthy merchant, wonders why he is sad, and his friends Salerio and Solanio suggest it is because he worries about his cargo-laden argosies at sea—but A. denies this is the reason [is it because he is losing his dear friend Bassanio to heterosexual love?] Gratiano, another friend arrives with Lorenzo and Antonio's devoted friend and follower, Bassiano [a scholar and soldier according to Nerissa]. Bassanio and especially Gratiano are light-hearted and try to cheer A. up, and Gratiano speaks of his love for Antonio. Bassiano confides in A. that his estate has been depleted by his lavish life style and notes that he is in debt, especially to A. B. imposes once again on their great friendship by asking for more money, in order to pursue the wealthy and lovely Portia, who lives in Belmont and has hair like golden fleece. A. is very willing to help but lacks cash pending the return of some of his ships, so asks B. to find someone who will lend the money with A.'s assurance.
Act I Scene 2
Belmont (on a mountain), Portia's house. Portia tells her waiting-gentlewoman Nerissa that she is weary and feels frustrated by the peculiar decree of her dead father, who was a holy man. He imposed the condition on her marriage that suitors must choose between three casks, of gold, silver, and lead, in order to win her hand, and swear off marrying if they lose. They review the unsuccessful suitors to date: the Neapolitan prince, the County Palatine, Monsieur Le Bon, Falconbridge, the Scottish lord, a young German, and finally Bassanio, about whom they think favorably. Her servingman tells her that the Prince of Morocco is also coming, and she indicates her dislike of marrying one with "the complexion of a devil".
Act I Scene 3
Venice, a public place. Bassanio asks from Shylock the Jew a loan of 3000 ducats for three months, backed by Antonio's wealth. Shylock comments on the riskiness of investing in ships at sea. Shylock agrees to do business with them, but refuses to dine with them, not wishing to be exposed to pork or to otherwise associate with them. Antonio arrives. In an aside, Shylock gives vent to his evil thoughts about A., saying he hates him "for he is a Christian", because he lends out money without interest (thus driving down the rates S. can charge), and because of the ancient hatred between Jews and Christians, as well as Antonio's past public denunciations of him in the marketplace. Shylock's Jewish friend/associate Tubal will provide some of the 3000 ducats. To justify his own unseemly business practices, Shylock cites the clever but devious techniques employed by Jacob against his father-in-law Laban which allowed him to preferentially build up his own flocks with spotted, streaked, or dark colored sheep and goats [Jacob had also deceived his father Isaac into blessing him over brother Esau]. Antonio questions that this example justifies usury, which S. likens to breeding. S. recounts to A. how A. has condemned him publicly in the Rialto, calling him a misbeliever and kicked him like a dog, and has spit upon his gaberdine and his beard. A. says he would do these things again, and that the loan should be as to an enemy. S. states his terms as if in jest: that if the repayment does not occur on the specified date, he will receive a pound of Antonio's flesh cut from wherever he wishes. A. regards this as a worthy offer and believes the Jew may be softening and will turn Christian.
Act II
Act II Scene 1
Belmont, Portia's. The Prince of Morocco, a Moor of dark complexion and noble warrior, tells Portia his blood (symbolizing courage and passion) is just as red as any northerner. She indicates her willingness to marry him if he wins, and would have been willing to consider doing so even if she were not compelled by her father's contest [thereby indicating her tolerance and acceptance of his skin color].
Act II Scene 2
Venice, street. Lancelot Gobbo, a clown and servant to Shylock, encounters his blind father Old Gobbo as he debates with himself leaving S. and hiring on with Bassiano—he describes S. as "the very devil incarnation" who has left him thin and starving. He asks his father to introduce him to Bassanio and to give him the present he intended for Shylock. Bassanio arrives with his servant Leonardo and others, and agrees to take on Lancelot (which Shylock has already suggested to him.) He is planning a feast that night for Antonio.
Act II Scene 3
Venice, Shylock's home. Jessica, Shylock's daughter, tells Lancelot she is sorry to see him go and that "our house is hell". She gives him a letter to deliver to Antonio. He wonders if her true father was actually a Christian. She vows to marry him.
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