what is meant by bankrupt in merchant of venice as referred as to antonio by shylock i need some explanation about it
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having absolutely no money or estate or in other words he has exhausted his estate I.e. money
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In The Merchant Of Venice, what are the meanings of 'bankrupt' and 'prodigal'? Why has the person being referred to gone bankrupt and why is he called a prodigal?
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The terms bankrupt and prodigal are used in Act 3, scene 1 by Shylock the Jewish moneylender, when he refers to Antonio, a Christian merchant and also our protagonist.
Shylock has been conversing with Salarino and Salanio, two of Antonio's Christian friends, about his daughter, Jessica, who has eloped with Lorenzo, a Christian. Shylock is very upset about his daughter\s betrayal and the fact that she had also stolen some of his valuables.