Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
[16]
Antonio
Thou know'st that all my fortunes are at sea;
Neither have I money, nor commodity
To raise a present sum: therefore go forth,
Try what my credit can in Venice do:
That shall be rack'd, even to the uttermost,
To furnish thee to Belmont, to fair Portia.
Go, presently inquire, and so will I,
Where money is; and I no question make
To have it of my trust or for my sake.
(i) Where is Antonio? To whom is he speaking? How are his means
stuck at sea?
[3]
(ii) What does the present sum refer to in the extract? What is the
need to raise it? What is the condition put forward while
raising the amount?
[3]
(iii) What arguments has Antonio given earlier to prove that his
nnite of his shins being on the sea? 131​

Answer 1

Answer:

i. Antonio is one street in venice and he is speaking to basanio.His means are the merchandise in which he has invested and they are at the sea in his ships .

ii. The present sum are the 3 thousand ducats.The sum is need by Basanio to go to Belmont and woo portia. The condition put forward was that they will have to borrow money from a money lender and antonio would act as a security.

Explanation:

I could not understand the 3 question though and I am not very sure about the condition part as well.