what is comparison between Antonio and bassanio in the play' merchant of venice '.
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Well, there are several ways to look at the contrasts between Bassanio and Antonio. Probably the most prominent difference is that one (Bassonio) lives by the winds of love and is spontaneous and one (Antonio) is a businessman who patiently invests and is more rational and careful. They are friends and Bassanio has asked Antonio for $ and favours before. Even at the trial where Shylock demands his pound of flesh Antonio recognizes that the law and his punishment for failing to uphold the contract with Shylock is correct, and as a businessman he accepts the outcome. He makes the decision rationally and straightforwardly. Bassanio, on the other hand, gives his heartfelt offer of many times the debt to be paid and even offers himself in place of Antonio. The heart versus the wallet. What has changed?
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