Question

What confession has Bassanio made to Antonio earlier about his financial
position? How can you conclude that Bassanio is a spendthrift?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bassanio confesses to Antonio that he has wasted all his estate by living a more luxurious life than his faint means will allow him .He also says that he is not complaining that he can't live life now in lordly way of living.And bcoz of his youth which has been rather to extravagant has left him in debt .Bassanio says that he owes most to Antonio both financially and in love.

We can conclude that Bassanio is a spendthrift person as we can see he has so much debt on him and he lives very luxurious and extravagant life than his limited money will allow and also he confess this to Antonio also "Wherein my time , something too prodigal ,Hath left me gaged."

this shows that Bassanio is a spendthrift person.

Hope this helps. :)