Question

why do you think that antonio is presented as a melancholic and passive character

Answer 1

Shakespeare might have used Antonio's melancholy to give the play a moody nature. It shows beforehand Antonio ill-luck and the sufferings he will have to undergo as the play proceeds. It also represents Antonio's loneliness and his worries on leaving Bassanio, who leaves for Belmont..

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