plzz give me line by line explanation of MERCHANT OF VENICE act 1 scene 1
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Enter ANTONIO, SALARINO, andSOLANIO
ANTONIO
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
It wearies me; you say it wearies you.
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What stuff ’tis made of, whereof it is born,
5I am to learn.
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myself.
SALARINO
Your mind is tossing on the ocean,
There, where your argosies with portly sail,
10Like signors and rich burghers on the flood—
Or, as it were, the pageants of the sea—
Do overpeer the petty traffickers
That curtsy to them, do them reverence
As they fly by them with their woven wings.
SOLANIO
15Believe me, sir, had I such venture forth,
The better part of my affections would
Be with my hopes abroad. I should be still
Plucking the grass to know where sits the wind,
Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads.
20And every object that might make me fear
Misfortune to my ventures out of doubt
Would make me sad.
ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SOLANIOenter.
ANTONIO
To be honest, I don’t know why I’m so sad. I’m tired of it, and you say you’re tired of it too. But I have no idea how I got so depressed. And if I can’t figure out what’s making me depressed, I must not understand myself very well.
SALARINO
You’re worried about your ships. Your mind is out there getting tossed around on the ocean with them. But they’re fine. They’re like huge parade floats on the sea. They’re so big they look down on the smaller ships, which all have to bow and then get out of the way. Your ships fly like birds past those little boats.
SOLANIO
Yes, believe me, if I had such risky business ventures in other countries, I’d be sad too. I’d worry about it every second. I’d constantly be tossing blades of grass into the air to find out which way the wind was blowing. I’d be peering over maps to figure out the best ports, piers, and waterways. Everything that made me worry about my ships would make me sad
ANTONIO
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.
It wearies me; you say it wearies you.
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What stuff ’tis made of, whereof it is born,
5I am to learn.
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myself.
SALARINO
Your mind is tossing on the ocean,
There, where your argosies with portly sail,
10Like signors and rich burghers on the flood—
Or, as it were, the pageants of the sea—
Do overpeer the petty traffickers
That curtsy to them, do them reverence
As they fly by them with their woven wings.
SOLANIO
15Believe me, sir, had I such venture forth,
The better part of my affections would
Be with my hopes abroad. I should be still
Plucking the grass to know where sits the wind,
Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads.
20And every object that might make me fear
Misfortune to my ventures out of doubt
Would make me sad.
ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SOLANIOenter.
ANTONIO
To be honest, I don’t know why I’m so sad. I’m tired of it, and you say you’re tired of it too. But I have no idea how I got so depressed. And if I can’t figure out what’s making me depressed, I must not understand myself very well.
SALARINO
You’re worried about your ships. Your mind is out there getting tossed around on the ocean with them. But they’re fine. They’re like huge parade floats on the sea. They’re so big they look down on the smaller ships, which all have to bow and then get out of the way. Your ships fly like birds past those little boats.
SOLANIO
Yes, believe me, if I had such risky business ventures in other countries, I’d be sad too. I’d worry about it every second. I’d constantly be tossing blades of grass into the air to find out which way the wind was blowing. I’d be peering over maps to figure out the best ports, piers, and waterways. Everything that made me worry about my ships would make me sad
I have ask for explanation
it's there at the end
tnnx vry much
got it?
u r from ICSE class 10
This isn't the full scene, you have missed the part where Bassanio describes Portia to Antonio and asks him for a loan
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The first act opens in a street in Venice, where Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice, was conversing with two friends, and wonders why he feels vaguely sad.When his friends say that it may be because of his many ships at the mercy of the ocean, he denies it.Next Bassanio joins this group with two companions and decides a date to meet for dinner, although Antonio is not very happy in participating in festivities.
Left alone with Bassanio, Antonio talks about the beautiful Portia, the heiress of Belmont, and says that he cannot sue her hand as he has no money to go to Belmont to take part in the lottery of Caskets to win Portia. He asks Antonio for another loan for the same. Antonio, instead of reproaching him, generously consents to provide another loan, but says that as all his funds are presently at the mercy of the sea. However Bassanio can use Antonio's name and creditworthiness to borrow the necessary sum(that is, three thousand ducats).
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The first act opens in a street in Venice, where Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice, was conversing with two friends, and wonders why he feels vaguely sad.When his friends say that it may be because of his many ships at the mercy of the ocean, he denies it.Next Bassanio joins this group with two companions and decides a date to meet for dinner, although Antonio is not very happy in participating in festivities.
Left alone with Bassanio, Antonio talks about the beautiful Portia, the heiress of Belmont, and says that he cannot sue her hand as he has no money to go to Belmont to take part in the lottery of Caskets to win Portia. He asks Antonio for another loan for the same. Antonio, instead of reproaching him, generously consents to provide another loan, but says that as all his funds are presently at the mercy of the sea. However Bassanio can use Antonio's name and creditworthiness to borrow the necessary sum(that is, three thousand ducats).
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