Question

How did Antonio treat Shylock

Answer 1

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to loan Bassanio three thousand ducats for a term of three months. ... As he calculates the interest on Bassanio's loan, Shylock remembers the many times that Antonio has cursed him, calling him a “misbeliever, cut-throat, dog / And spit upon [his] Jewish gaberdine”