Question

what are Antonio's friends triying to impress upon him? (merchant of Venice workbook question)(let me play .......being peevish).​

Answer 1

antonio's friend was trying to save him from dhylock

Answer 2

. In act 1, Scene 1, When Antonio tells two of his friends that he is sad, Salerio and Solanio that he had no idea how he caught it, found it, or came by it , /what stuff ‘tis made of, (or) whereof it is born.”

They bring forth three guesses about the cause of Antonio’s sadness but none of their guesses seem to be true. But they wanted to save Antonio from Shylock who wanted a pound of flesh driven by a lodged hate and a certain loathing.