Question

describe the mood in which antonio appears in the court in the trial scene

Answer 1

The mood in which Antonio appears in the court in the trial scene is melancholic, pensive and sorrowful.

EXPLANATION:

In Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, the trial scene is the most important scene of the play. It denotes the climax of the play where Antonio is to lose his life and Shylock the cunning usurer would finally win his victory.

Antonio puts up a brave face as he tries to project that he is not at all scared to give a pound of his flesh to Shylock. But his mood is pensive and melancholic. He is depressed and sad. He doesn’t speak much and bids adieu to his beloved friend Bassanio. He addresses the Duke sombrely surrendering himself to his fate.