Gratiano
Let me play the fool:
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkdes come
And let my liver rather heat with wine
25 Than my heart cool with mortifying groans.
Why should a man, whose blood is warm
within
Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster
Sleep when he wakes and creep into the
jaundice
By being peevish? I tell thee what, Antonio
90 I love thee, and it is my love that speaks -
There are a sort of men, whose visages
Do cream and mantle like a standing pond;
( please give answer and explanation both)
Answers
Answer:
The merchant of venice by William Shakespeare Act 1 scene 1
Explanation:
Gratiano says that he would rather live to play the role of a jester replying to Antonio's comment on himself that he had to play the role of a sad being in this world .Gratiano says that with fun and laughter let his face get wrinkled and his liver heated with consumption of wine as here wine symbolizes happiness .He would not want his heart to be cold with sad groans .Then he asks Antonio that if he is young with warm blood inside his veins then why would a young man like him sit like an old man in an alabaster and when such a man sleeps after that he wakes up with a crept in jaundice. he asks Antonio not to be such a man. Then Gratiano tells Antonio that it is his love that that makes him (gratiano) speak so much. He further tells that there are some men who have faces as deep thoughts which are as creamy and smooth as the stagnant water
Answer:
In Act 1 Scene 1 of the Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare:
Gratiano says that he would rather live to play the role of a jester replying to Antonio's comment on himself that he had to play the role of a sad being in this world. Gratiano says that with fun and laughter let his face get wrinkled and his liver heated with the consumption of wine as here wine symbolizes happiness. This given line from The Merchant of Venice, "And let my liver rather heat with wine Than my heart cool with mortifying groans", is spoken by Gratiano, Antonio's friend.
Explanation:
Bassanio admits to Antonio that he has run out of his own money and is in need of resources so that he can go to Belmont and woo Portia, an heiress. Antonio commits to helping Bassanio and promises that he will find someone to lend him the money, which he will then give to Bassanio; this means that everybody has to play a role in their life and he is playing the part of a fool. 'old wrinkles' refers to the wrinkles that come on the face when some body smile big. The word old is used because usually wrinkles come when people become old.