Question

meaning of "And see my wealthy Andrew dock'd in sand"

Answer 1

Wealthy Andrew refers to a Spanish ship called Andrea captured by the British sailors in 1596. It ran aground when it was being brought to England. Since then Andrew refers to a big cargo ship.and it is inside the sand

Answer 2

The Meaning of "And see my wealthy Andrew dock'd in sand" is Antonio’s wealthy ship.

EXPLANATION:

“And see my wealthy Andrewdock’d in sand”, this line appears in the play called as "The Merchant of Venice", written by William Shakespeare. The opening scene shows the sadness of Antonio who lost his ships.

Selario, the friend of Antonio expresses his feeling of sadness that if he would in the position of Antonio, he would have lost his patience. Here, Antonio’s wealthy ship is named as the Andrew and it went aground in the sand, which was the reason for “Antonio’s melancholy”.