Question

who is supposed to be the torch bearer . what is the actual purpose of being the torch bearer in the scene?? merchant of Venice act 2 scene 6​

Answer 1

Answer:

The actual purpose of having a torch-bearer in the scene is to facilitate the elopement of Jessica with Lorenzo.

Answer 2

Jessica was supposed to be the torchbearer, dressed as a boy. The purpose of getting a torch bearer  on stage is to make Jessica's elopement with Lorenzo easier

Explanation:

• During the Elizabethan era the Mask was an amateur theatrical activity, usually in private homes. Lorenzo and his friends decided to disguise themselves at dinner time, since a masquerade for dinner Bassanio was being arranged.
• The players wore masks and costumes and played musical instruments in a torch procession. The disguise wasn't fully prepared.  The torchbearer is supposedly Jessica, disguised as a boy. The real aim is to facilitate the elopement of Jessica with Lorenzo with the torch-bearer on the scene.

• Bassanio is giving the dinner party. Launcelot invite Shylock for the dinner party. The dinner party makes Jessica's elopement with Lorenzo smoother. Jessica is free to leave her house as her father is away at Bassanio’s dinner party. For the dinner party of Bassanio, Lorenzo and his friends plan a masquerade. As a torch-bearer dressed as a child, Jessica joins them and elopes the latter.

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