Topic: Merchant of Venice.
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Answer 1) :
Earlier in this scene, Lorenzo along with Gratiano and Bassanio entered the scene where Salerio and Salanio were discussing about the reason behind Antonio's sadness. Lorenzo decided to leave their company because Antonio found Bassanio who is Antonio's closest friend but hoped to meet Bassanio during dinner.
In Act I Scene 1, Lorenzo does not have any important role to play.
Answer 2) :
After Gratiano joined the company of Antonio noticed that Antonio did not look like himself. He had changed drastically. He also said that those who spent too much time worrying about worldly affairs are never happy.
Earlier in the scene, Salerio and Salanio had noticed about Antonio's sadness and drastic change.
Answer 3) :
Gratiano said that he knows about the anxious thoughts that Antonio held regarding worldly matters. According to Gratiano, Antonio spent too much time regarding worldly affairs which makes him unhappy.
Yes, Gratiano differ from what Salerio ans Salanio had said earlier in this scene regarding Antonio's sadness.
Answer 4) :
When Gratiano said that "they lose it that do buy it with much care" he meant that those who spent too much time worrying about worldly affairs are never happy. For Antonio it was the same as he spent too much time regarding worldly affairs which makes him unhappy.
Answer 5) :
Gratiano just had opined that Antonio's sadness is linked to worldly possessions. Antonio in reply to Gratiano's words said that he thought of the world as the world where everyone has a role to play as it is said in one of Shakespeare's act that "All the world's stage, all the men and women are merely players" and Antonio chose to play the sad role.
Antonio does not directly account for his sadness but he said that it makes him dull and depressed. Therefore he was to found the cause of his sadness, what it was made of as he had much trouble with knowing himself.
Required Answers :
Answer 1) :
Earlier in this scene, Lorenzo along with Gratiano and Bassanio entered the scene where Salerio and Salanio were discussing about the reason behind Antonio's sadness. Lorenzo decided to leave their company because Antonio found Bassanio who is Antonio's closest friend but hoped to meet Bassanio during dinner.
In Act I Scene 1, Lorenzo does not have any important role to play.
Answer 2) :
After Gratiano joined the company of Antonio noticed that Antonio did not look like himself. He had changed drastically. He also said that those who spent too much time worrying about worldly affairs are never happy.
Earlier in the scene, Salerio and Salanio had noticed about Antonio's sadness and drastic change.
Answer 3) :
Gratiano said that he knows about the anxious thoughts that Antonio held regarding worldly matters. According to Gratiano, Antonio spent too much time regarding worldly affairs which makes him unhappy.
Yes, Gratiano differ from what Salerio ans Salanio had said earlier in this scene regarding Antonio's sadness.
Answer 4) :
When Gratiano said that "they lose it that do buy it with much care" he meant that those who spent too much time worrying about worldly affairs are never happy. For Antonio it was the same as he spent too much time regarding worldly affairs which makes him unhappy.
Answer 5) :
Gratiano just had opined that Antonio's sadness is linked to worldly possessions. Antonio in reply to Gratiano's words said that he thought of the world as the world where everyone has a role to play as it is said in one of Shakespeare's act that "All the world's stage, all the men and women are merely players" and Antonio chose to play the sad role.
Antonio does not directly account for his sadness but he said that it makes him dull and depressed. Therefore he was to found the cause of his sadness, what it was made of as he had much trouble with knowing himself.