Question

Why does Antonio lend money to Bassanio, even though Bassanio never repays him? Would you lend money to Bassanio?

Answer 1

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• In The Merchant of Venice, Antonio helps Bassanio by lending him money.
• This is to enable Bassanio to woo the wealthy Portia, the woman of his dreams.
• But as all Antonio's wealth is tied up in his fleet of ships and their cargo Bassanio will have to borrow the money he needs from Shylock, on Antonio's credit.
• Bassanio needed to borrow money in order to w
• oo the wealthy and beautiful Portia, a noblewoman with an estate. ...
• Antonio expected his ships to return soon, so he decided to help Bassanio by going to Shylock, a professional moneylender, to borrow money until his ships returned.