Question

how to come to a conclusion about Antonios character in the merchant of venice.

Answer 1

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Antonio, like most human beings, has a mixed character. We can admire him for his loyalty to Bassanio and his love for this friend. Whether the relationship is homoerotic or not, Antonio is willing to do anything to help this beloved young man. We can also admire Antonio as a successful merchant, willing to send his ships on risky ventures to get merchandise. This risk-taking extends to the loan he takes out from Shylock, confident that one of his ships will come to port before the loan is due to be repaid.Antonio is confident, generous, loyal, a successful businessman, and willing to take risks. But he is also anti-Semitic, and Shylock resents a long history of insults and even low-scale violence from this merchant. Antonio is kind to his friends, but he is never kind to Shylock, even working to force this devout Jew to convert to Christianity at the end of the play.We can also question whether Antonio is overconfident when he blithely agrees to the loan terms set up by Shylock. It seems that Antonio has grown so used to success that he is unable to imagine it not continuing to come his way. By the end of the play, however, he has received a warning call.

Answer 2

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Antonio, like most human beings, has a mixed character. We can admire him for his loyalty to Bassanio and his love for this friend. Whether the relationship is homoerotic or not, Antonio is willing to do anything to help this beloved young man. We can also admire Antonio as a successful merchant, willing to send his ships on risky ventures to get merchandise. This risk-taking extends to the loan he takes out from Shylock, confident that one of his ships will come to port before the loan is due to be repaid.Antonio is confident, generous, loyal, a successful businessman, and willing to take risks. But he is also anti-Semitic, and Shylock resents a long history of insults and even low-scale violence from this merchant. Antonio is kind to his friends, but he is never kind to Shylock, even working to force this devout Jew to convert to Christianity at the end of the play.We can also question whether Antonio is overconfident when he blithely agrees to the loan terms set up by Shylock. It seems that Antonio has grown so used to success that he is unable to imagine it not continuing to come his way. By the end of the play, however, he has received a warning call.