Write a diary entry using act 1 scene 1 of antonio
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Dear Diary,
I think I did something really foolish.
You know what, NO, I was helping my friend Bassanio, it wasn’t naive. I’m only saying this because I’m scared, frightened, terrorized. The thing is that I’m petrified because my good old friend needed to borrow three thousand ducats and no wasn’t an answer.
Anyhow, all of my money is on ships “sailing” back to me, so I made a deal with ill-minded and heartless Shylock to lend money to my friend. Although he told me not to because something could go very wrong, I insisted and signed the contract. This horrendous monster and I signed the bond together and it stated that, if I wasn’t able to pay him back what I owed to him (two days ago), I would have to pay him with one pound of my flesh.
At this time my luck couldn’t get worse, guess what has happened now - my money got lost in the middle of the sea. Now Shylock can legally take one pound of flesh from me, it is stated in a contract with my signature on it.
I can’t understand how someone could do this to a person. What have I done to deserve this?
What did I do to Shylock for him to want me to suffer like this? Why couldn’t I just be like everyone else he lends money to, only give him a high interest and give him more money if I return his money after the date? I prefer that than letting him kill me, take a pound of my flesh and bleeding my way to death. I just don’t understand the deal with Shylock, he is such an insensitive person.
Right now, I’m in prison, writing in my diary, fearful for my fate. I have no money and no lawyer to support me in court. I am hopeless I don’t want to die, I don’t want to bleed out to death; only a miracle can save me now. Oh god what will I do, tomorrow is the court! I need to stay calm, I can’t panic, it will only make it worse. Well the only thing left to do is to pray and hope for the best.
Antonio