Venice is a city and Belmont is a country home.
Belmont is the Italian location of Portia's villa. The location has been identified as the Villa Foscari, on he banks of the river Brenta,
Venice represents civilization and order whilst Cyprus symbolizes barbaric actions and chaos.
After she left home she and Lorenzo went on a honeymoon, and after they had blown all their money, they ended up at Belmont.
As Luke Skywalker says, "She's rich." Or as Bassanio puts it, "In Belmont is a lady richly left." The key issue is, she's got money.
The first time she is mentioned by Bassanio in Act 1 Scene 1, he says, "In Belmont is a lady richly left . . ." He mentions her money before he even mentions her name.
Neither. She was from Belmont.
Venice and Belmont, Italy.
Venice is one hour in front of England.
Unsurprisingly, most of it is set in Venice. Part is also set in Belmont, a country estate not far from Venice.
Portia from the Merchant of Venice lives in Belmont.
Belmont is the Italian location of Portia's villa. The location has been identified as the Villa Foscari, on he banks of the river Brenta,
Venice represents civilization and order whilst Cyprus symbolizes barbaric actions and chaos.
Italia is always 1 hour ahead of Scotland.
After she left home she and Lorenzo went on a honeymoon, and after they had blown all their money, they ended up at Belmont.
None, Both Switzerland and Italy are in the same time zone.
Which Alexandria and which Venice?
UTC/GMT + 1 hour. (Offset 1 hour+ for daylight saving time)