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Bassanio is not the hero but the villain of the play as he endangers Antonio's life by asking to take loan to fulfil his selfish motives. Discuss.

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Answered by phillipinestest

Explanation:

Bassanio and Antonio are depicted as the best of friends. Their friendship sets an example of loyalty in the world of literature. At the same time their friendship is all subject to a lot of critical views and objections from scholars and critics.

Many regard Bassanio to be more of a villain than a true friend. It is because of Bassanio that Antonio's life was at stake in the hands of the usurer- Shylock.

Hadn't Bassanio been so demanding then Antonio would not have had to borrow the three thousand ducats from Shylock. Bassanio might have had a lot of faults but he was a man of weak character not a villain.

He never meant ill. He loved Antonio dearly. It was his love for Antonio that just as a child demands objects of its liking from its parents, that Bassanio demanded so much from Antonio.

Unlike a villain, Bassanio had no malice towards Antonio. He was just a frivolous, light headed person but definitely not a villain.

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Answered by wajahatkincsem

Explanation:

In Shakespeare play, " The Merchant of Venice" Bassanio has been represented as a sympathetic hero
He did not risk his friend's life by taking the loan.
At the time of taking the loan, he was not familiar with the event that took place eventually.
He did not put Antonio's life in jeopardy as he was going pay the debt

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