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The title character is usually understood to be the Loan-Shark Shylock, who is obviously a Jewish businessman. However, it actually refers to Antonio who borrows money from him.
The "Merchant of Venice" is a play written by William Shakespeare in sometime in the 1590s. The story involves a merchant in Venice named Antonio, who borrows money from a Jewish money-lender named Shylock. Shylock wants revenge against Antonio because Antonio had insulted Shylock and spat on him for being Jewish, so he gets Antonio to agree that if the money was not repaid in time, Shylock would be allowed to take a pound of Antonio's flesh. Antonio needed the money badly enough that he agreed to the condition, which he did not believe would be a problem. When Antonio could not repay the money as agreed, Shylock insisted on taking his pound of flesh. A woman lawyer, Portia, defended Antonio before the ruler of Venice, who after hearing both sides ruled that.......(If you want to know the outcome, you'll have to read the play. Believe me, it is worth it.)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe Merchant in The Merchant of Venice is Antonio. Not Shylock. Shylock is a moneylender, a banker and not a merchant or person who buys and sells.
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∙ 13y agoThe Merchant of Venice in the play is named Antonio.
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∙ 9y agoAntonio is the merchant of Venice
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∙ 12y agoAntonio.
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Who is duke of Venice in the merchant of the Venice?
Who knows? The Duke of Venice is not a character in the play The Merchant of Venice. In Othello, yes. But not in the Merchant of Venice.
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
Who is Brutus in merchant of Venice?
Brutus is in Julius Caesar not Merchant of Venice.
Who is nerissas husband in the merchant of Venice?
Gratiano is the husband of Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice.
What play does all that glitters is not gold from?
It is from Merchant of Venice.
Who is duke of Venice in the merchant of the Venice?
Who knows? The Duke of Venice is not a character in the play The Merchant of Venice. In Othello, yes. But not in the Merchant of Venice.
A Setting on the Merchant of Venice?
The Merchant of Venice is set, surprisingly enough, in Venice.
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
Who is Brutus in merchant of Venice?
Brutus is in Julius Caesar not Merchant of Venice.
Who is nerissas husband in the merchant of Venice?
Gratiano is the husband of Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice.
When was The Merchant of Venice released?
The Merchant of Venice was released on 12/29/2004.
What was the Production Budget for The Merchant of Venice?
The Production Budget for The Merchant of Venice was $30,000,000.
What play does all that glitters is not gold from?
It is from Merchant of Venice.
Is The Merchant of Venice a musical?
No. Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy, not a musical. However, several films have been made based off of The Merchant of Venice.
You were born in Venice and your father was a merchant?
Jessica, daughter of Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'. Except that Shylock was not a merchant; he was a moneylender. Antonio was the merchant, and he had no children.
What is the surname of the clown in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'?
The clown in the Merchant of Venice is Lancelot Gobbo.
What is the duration of The Maori Merchant of Venice?
The duration of The Maori Merchant of Venice is 2.63 hours.
