what acts and scenes are important in merchant of Venice for 2021 batch.
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1. ANTONIO OFFERS TO ACT AS BASSANIO’S GUARANTOR (ACT 1, SCENE 1)
Antonio, a prosperous Venetian merchant, is unable to explain his sadness to his friends, who suggest he must have business or love worries. When Bassanio arrives with Lorenzo and Gratiano, he asks his close friend Antonio to lend him some more money. Bassanio explains that he needs the money to woo a wealthy heiress, Portia, in Belmont. Antonio is unable to advance Bassanio cash because all his money is invested in ships at sea but he gladly offers to guarantee a credit loan.
2. ANTONIO AND BASSANIO NEGOTIATE A BOND WITH SHYLOCK (ACT 1 SCENE 3)
Bassanio approaches the Jewish money-lender, Shylock, for a loan of three thousand ducats for three months with Antonio as guarantor. Shylock is doubtful because all of Antonio’s wealth is tied up in ships still at sea but he also nurtures a deep-seated hatred of Antonio, who he condemns for lending money without interest, which undermines Shylock’s business. Religion is another source of conflict: Shylock is a Jew while Antonio is a Christian.
When Antonio arrives, Shylock is polite but reminds him how he has criticised him for his money lending and insulted his Jewish faith. Antonio insists that he is making an exception for Bassanio because he doesn’t usually lend or borrow. Shylock agrees to the loan to his one-time enemy and to demonstrate his new friendship offers to waive interest charges. However, Shylock suggests “in a merry sport” that if Antonio fails to pay back the loan in time, he will take a pound of Antonio’s flesh as the penalty. All parties agree to meet at a notary’s office, where the bond will be legally drawn up and signed. Antonio thinks Shylock has been generous but Bassanio mistrusts him, arguing that he’s still a villain at heart. Antonio tells his friend not to worry because his ships will return a month before the bond expires, so the debt will easily be repaid.
3. GOBBO DESERTS HIS MASTER, SHYLOCK, FOR BASSANIO (ACT 2 SCENE 2)
Lancelet Gobbo is debating with himself whether he should leave his master, the ‘fiend’ and ‘devil’ Shylock, when he meets his blind father, Old Gobbo, who fails to recognise him. Young Gobbo pretends to be some-one else and tells his father that Lancelet is dead. After much confusion, Lancelet confesses his true identity and explains that he has run away from Shylock. He tells his father to give the present meant for Shylock to Bassanio instead. Bassanio enters the scene, receives Old Gobbo’s present and agrees to take on Lancelet as his servant. Bassanio issues orders for his departure to Belmont and warns Gratiano to moderate his behaviour if he wants to accompany him.
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act 3 and 5 are important
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In act 3 and act 5 whole scenes are important