Question

In Merchant Of Venice,why do you think that Antonio is presented as a melancholic and passive character?

Answer 1

In my opinion , Antonio is presented in this melancholic mood , as this might draw a lot of attention and would keep the audience waiting to know what would happened next. Since , everything in this world happens with a reason , the very parts of the drama where salerio and salarino try to find out the reasons , would keep the enthusiasm in the audience quite high.  And each time , he protests against the reasons and justifications they give , the audience too try to think of some reasons. This method of drawing the audience's attention is effectively used by Shakespeare, quite often in the drama.

Answer 2

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