Who is the merchant in the play the merchant of venice. justify your answer with episodic detelis?
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According to the structure of the play, it's Portia. She is involved in both major plots in the play, has the most lines, saves Antonio's life, defeats Shylock, and teaches Bassanio a lesson about loyalty and love.
Antonio is the title character. He is the one who almost dies, and in a lot of ways is the avatar for the audience.
Shylock is a popular choice as an antihero who is bullied by everyone around him for who he is, and fights back, even if he loses and takes it too far.
I've also seen arguments for Bassanio, but I don't think there's really a case there and you didn't ask about him.
Really it's not about the answer you choose, but how well you argue it. That requires careful analysis, close reading, and time. I'm not going to scold you for asking a homework question on Quora, especially since you are upfront about it, but it's not really the medium to do it in. Read the play, decide what you think it is (your question implies Portia), and build your argument, using evidence from the play (quotes) and your own analysis, rather than simply letting the quotes stand for themselves. Make sure you proofread, and unless this question was translated from another language, make sure you spell, capitalize, and structure your sentences better than you did while writing this question.
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Antonio is the title character. He is the one who almost dies, and in a lot of ways is the avatar for the audience.
Shylock is a popular choice as an antihero who is bullied by everyone around him for who he is, and fights back, even if he loses and takes it too far.
I've also seen arguments for Bassanio, but I don't think there's really a case there and you didn't ask about him.
Really it's not about the answer you choose, but how well you argue it. That requires careful analysis, close reading, and time. I'm not going to scold you for asking a homework question on Quora, especially since you are upfront about it, but it's not really the medium to do it in. Read the play, decide what you think it is (your question implies Portia), and build your argument, using evidence from the play (quotes) and your own analysis, rather than simply letting the quotes stand for themselves. Make sure you proofread, and unless this question was translated from another language, make sure you spell, capitalize, and structure your sentences better than you did while writing this question.
hope it helps ☺️
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