Hi guys. Can you tell me who is the hero and antoganist of the merchant of venice. I will mark you brainliest and make you a friend.
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protagonist. There is no clear protagonist. Antonio is the merchant of the play's title, but he plays a relatively passive role. The major struggles of the play are Bassanio's quest to marry Portia and his attempt to free Antonio from Shylock, so Bassanio is the likeliest candidate.
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Portia is the hero of the The Merchant of Venice. Men create or get themselves into predicaments, but Portia steers them through them successfully.
Her greatest triumph comes when she disguises herself as a male lawyer and is able to save Antonio's life. Antonio has, out of his love for Bassanio, too rashly signed loan papers saying he will give up a pound of his own flesh if he does not repay Shylock's loan within the three-month time limit. When Antonio fails to pay, it is Portia's humane and quick-witted arguments that save him from what most likely would have been a death sentence, given the probable inability of Renaissance medicine to heal his wounds.
Portia also functions as the moral center of the play, as illustrated in her line "the quality of mercy is not strain'd." By this, she means mercy is not overused or overworked in our world, and thus expresses a point of view that says we ought to be more compassionate and merciful towards each other.
She is a strong woman who can think for herself, successfully impersonate a man, and argue persuasively in court. She also has a sense of humor and a well-developed moral center. Her competence is the glue that brings the play to a successful comic ending, rather than a tragic one.
Her greatest triumph comes when she disguises herself as a male lawyer and is able to save Antonio's life. Antonio has, out of his love for Bassanio, too rashly signed loan papers saying he will give up a pound of his own flesh if he does not repay Shylock's loan within the three-month time limit. When Antonio fails to pay, it is Portia's humane and quick-witted arguments that save him from what most likely would have been a death sentence, given the probable inability of Renaissance medicine to heal his wounds.
Portia also functions as the moral center of the play, as illustrated in her line "the quality of mercy is not strain'd." By this, she means mercy is not overused or overworked in our world, and thus expresses a point of view that says we ought to be more compassionate and merciful towards each other.
She is a strong woman who can think for herself, successfully impersonate a man, and argue persuasively in court. She also has a sense of humor and a well-developed moral center. Her competence is the glue that brings the play to a successful comic ending, rather than a tragic one.
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