Who was portia how did she help antonio?

Answer 1

in the beginning of the case shylock wanted one pound of flesh from antonio's body .portia requested him to take thrice the sum of money antonia had taken from him.suddenly a idea struck portia's mind, she said that shylock can have pound of flesh but while doing this he should make sure that antonia doesnt shed a drop of blood and while cutting a pound of flesh it should be excactly one pound not more nor less or else all his good and property will be given to states treasury.

this is how portia turned tables against shylock

Answer 2

In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Bassanio wants to marry a woman called Portia who is a wealthy orphan living at a place called Belmont. In order to get to Belmont and make the right impression the penniless Bassanio borrows money from his friend Antonio. Antonio is worth the money but is in a bit of a cash flow crunch so he borrows money from the moneylender Shylock on condition that if he doesn't pay by a certain day, Shylock can kill him. Antonio figures it's a good risk.

It works out OK for Bassanio who gets to marry the wealthy Portia.

It doesn't work out so well for Antonio, who finds that he cannot repay Shylock and is taken to court where Shylock is seeking a court order for Antonio's death, as stipulated in their contract.

Portia disguises herself as a male lawyer called Balthazar and persuades the court not only to refuse Shylock but to ruin him financially for seeking the order in the first place.

Answer 3

In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Antonio has borrowed money from Shylock on the condition that if he does not repay as of a certain date, Shylock can cut a pound of flesh from anywhere on Antonio's body. When Antonio is unable to repay on the date stipulated, Shylock seizes on the opportunity to revenge himself on Antonio for being the brunt of Venetian anti-Semitism and also for uncutting his business by lending money interest-free. Portia, at the behest of her new husband Bassanio, disguises herself as a lawyer and, when she is unable to persuade Shylock to give up his claim even by accepting late payment with two or three hundred percent interest, argues that although the agreement allows Shylock to take a pound of flesh, it does not allow him to take or even shed any blood. The Duke, who is acting as judge, and who has scant sympathy for Shylock, seizes upon the opportunity this argument offers and agrees.

Answer 4

Shylock want a pound of flesh from Antonio's body because he fails to return 3000 pounds to Shylock on a fixed day and Portia permit him to take a pounds flesh from his body but she also said that a drop of blood should not be wated from Antonio's body as this is not mentioned in the paper which he signed. But its not possible to take a pounds flesh from anyones body without the wastage of blood.In this way Portia was able to save Antonio from the clutches of Shylock.

Answer 5

She's just been married to Bassanio and finds that Bassanio is disturbed and worried because of the danger which Antonio faces as a result of helping Bassanio. She helps Antonio because of her love for Bassanio.