Question

In what mood do we find antonio and portia in the first act of merchant of venice ( 400 to 600 words)

Answer 1

Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. An influential and powerful nobleman of Venice, he is a middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. He is kind, generous, honest and confident, and is loved and revered by all the Christians who know him. His willingness to die for Bassanio is a manifestation of his character. Antonio manifests his piety by cursing and spitting at Shylock[1] (anti-semitism was common in Europe in Shakespeare's day).