Question

b) What does Bassanio owe Antonio
c) Why has he come to see Antonio? (Give TWO reasons)

Answer 1

Answer:

b)When his best friend Bassanio asks for a loan of 3000 ducats, he is unable to offer cash, but agrees to act as a bond. He enters a contract with the moneylender, Shylock, which says Antonio will owe Shylock one pound of his flesh if the loan is not repaid within three months.

c)Bassanio explains that he needs money to woo Portia, because he does not have "the means / to hold a rival place" with Portia's other wealthier suitors.