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Relate the circumstances under which Antonio borrowed three thousands ducats from Shylock.​

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Answered by naidujohan
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Answer:

Summary Act I, scene iii

Summary: Act I, scene iii

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to loan Bassanio three thousand ducats for a term of three months. Bassanio assures Shylock that Antonio will guarantee the loan, but

Answered by syed2020ashaels
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Explanation:

  • Bassanio, the bosom friend of Antonio, had rushed to his dearest friend Antonio, who is a very wealthy merchant, to talk about his wish to join the competition in order to win the hands of Portia in marriage, the beautiful lady of Belmont. In order to do so, he wanted to borrow money from Antonio and tried to convince him to do so as he said that he was in a distressed conditions as he lived an extravagant life and unpaid loans which he promised to pay back.
  • Antonio's ships had not returned to sea so he did not have any ready amount of money with him so he sent Bassanio to his adversary that is Shylock, the Jewish moneylender and take three thousand ducats from him in the name of Antonio. Shylock placed a bond where if Antonio did not return the money within three months' time, he would cut a pound of flesh from near Antonio's heart which Antonio agreed.

Hence, this is how Antonio borrowed three thousands ducats from Shylock.​

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