How is Antonio portrayed in the Act I Scene 1 of the play?
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Summary: Act I, scene i
Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends, Salarino and Solanio, that a sadness has overtaken him and dulled his faculties, although he is at a loss to explain why. ... Antonio asks Bassanio to tell him about the clandestine love that Bassanio is harboring.
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Antonio is shown in a melancholic mood. He is talking to his friends Salanio and Salarino about his melancholy and he also says the reason of the same is unknown. His sadness wearies him and his friends as well. He then meets his friends Gratiano and Bassanio and says THE WORLD IS A STAGE WHERE EVERYONE MUST PLAY THEIR ROLE AND HIS WAS A SAD ROLE. Shakespeare here is trying to tell us about the upcoming tragedy like forecoming clouds cast their shadows before. He is introduced as a rich merchant, loves his friends.