Question

relevance of 3rd scene act 1 of the play MERCHANT OF VENICE​

Answer 1

Answer:

This scene has two important functions. First, it completes the exposition of the two major plot lines of the play: Antonio agrees to Shylock's bond — three thousand ducats for a pound of flesh; and second, and more important dramatically, this scene introduces Shylock himself.

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Answer 2

Shylock announces that he will take his pound of flesh from Antonio's heart if Antonio forfeits on his loan. He then tells Tubal to go and meet him later at the synagogue. Shylock again insists that he will have his revenge on Antonio by enforcing the legal contract they have signed.

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