Question

What does Antonio reply to salarino and why? Act-1 Scene -1

Answer 1

It us bcoz Salarino can see that Antonio is despondent and proceeds to give three separate speeches, uninterrupted by any response from Antonio.

Answer 2

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Antonio says that he is not worried about his merchant ships because his capital is invested in different ships which are at different roots.

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