Question

.....Of such misery does she cut me off Commend me to your honourable wife; Tell her the process of Antonio’s end; Say how I loved you,speak me fair in death; And,when the tale is told , bid her be judge Whether Bassanio had not once a love. Repent not that you shall lose your friend.... i To whom is Antonio speaking these words? Where is the speaker now? What does it suggest about Antonio ? [3] ii What is that Bassanio must not regret and what is that Antonio does not repent? What does Antonio in the beginning of the extract ask Bassanio not to grieve? [3] iii What is the normal custom of the Fortune, as described by Antonio earlier in the extract? How has Fortune been kind to him? [2+1] iv What offer does Bassanio make immediately after this extract to save Antonio? How does Portia react to this? [2+1] v Who is Barrabas ? Who makes mention of Barrabas later in this scene and why? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1st ::Bassanio is the speaker of these words. He speaks these words to Antonio in Act I Scene I of the play.

2nd ::Bassanio must not regret and Antonio will not repent that the latter is giving away his life to the cruel Jew shylock in return for not paying the debt (as the debt was forfeited due to the delay in the return of Antonio's merchant ships and false gossip of wrecked ships carrying merchandise )

3rd ::He asks his friend not to grieve for him and tells Bassanio that he is happy to sacrifice his life, if only to prove his love. Both Bassanio and Gratiano say that, though they love their wives, they would give them up in order to save Antonio.