aspects of Antonio‚ Portia‚ and Shylock will be discussed‚ and the effect of these aspects on the total outcome of the play. Shakespeare was successful in creating many complex characters in The Merchant of Venice‚ although from my point of view‚ Antonio is one of the less complex characters introduced in this play. Antonio is a good and generous man‚ who promises to pay shylock the money borrowed by Bassanio or else allow shylock to cut off a pound of his flesh. This risk that Antonio is brave enough
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by all the non-Jews he knows: He tells Antonio‚ "suff’rance is the badge of all our tribe". He is verbally abused and bullied by most characters in the play and is called cruel names including "villain with a smiling cheek‚ cut-throat dog‚ bloody creditor‚ damned inexecrable dog". He is clearly an intelligent businessman: He is very astute and is aware of other people’s concerns - he knows all about Antonio’s business ventures. The main reason he hates Antonio is financial: "I hate him for he is a
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double wedding. Portia gives Bassanio a ring as a token of love‚ and makes him swear that under no circumstances will he part with it. They are joined‚ unexpectedly‚ by Lorenzo and Jessica. The celebration‚ however‚ is cut short by the news that Antonio has indeed lost his ships‚ and that he has forfeited his bond to Shylock. Bassanio and Graziano immediately travel to Venice to try and save Antonio’s life. After they leave‚ Portia tells Nerissa that they will go to Venice disguised as
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displaying three universal traits throughout the book loving‚ kindness‚ and wisdom. She uses these traits to help others throughout the book‚ particularly Antonio. Ultima’s wish is to make Antonio her spiritual heir‚ by that I mean that she wants him to carry on what she did on earth. That does not mean however that she limits her talents and gifts to Antonio‚ she helps anyone who asks. Ultima’s owl is a mysterious character that is talked about throughout Bless Me‚ Ultima. Often it is referred to by the
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quickly left.” Antonio quietly waited for her to respond‚ but they both sat there in silence‚ except for her low‚ muffled weeping. He looked to the ground‚ studying his designer dress shoes‚ with wet sand already cohering to the OUTSOLES. Antonio finally questioned‚ “Nati‚ I don’t understand. What happened? I thought you were excited to be there with me tonight.”
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Christian is a man named Antonio‚ who is The Merchant of Venice. The Jew is a wealthy man called Shylock who is facing a lot of religious rivalry at the time. Antonio’s friend Bassanio comes to him to ask for money. Antonio agrees‚ but now has to borrow money himself‚ as all his money is invested in his ships and trade. Bassanio wants the money so that he can sail to Belmont to his love Portia‚ a rich and beautiful heiress‚ and ask for her hand in marriage. Shylock and Antonio are already enemies‚ but
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themes of mercy and justice are continuously contradicting when it comes to Shylock’s situation with Antonio‚ in the court scene. In the play‚ Shylock has a deep desire for his bond to be satisfied and justice to prevail. In this Shakespearian time period‚ Jews are looked down upon. They are not treated as equals to the Christians. Shylock had a well justified reason to hate Antonio after Antonio would treat Shylock like a dog and spit upon him. Shylock said that Antonio’s reason for disrespect is
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Since Antonio Torres did not have health care insurance‚ and the hospital was unsure of their immigration status‚ they transported him to a hospital that did not have the proper equipment‚ personnel‚ or space to properly treat and care for Antonio. He also became even sicker by catching infections‚ after days of having to stay in the emergency room because there were no available
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by most people throwaway material" (Cheshire)‚ and so too is his main character‚ Antonio‚ a throwaway person. As an unemployed person‚ he has no value to the larger society and no apparent worth to his family as a provider. It is only once he secures a position as a poster-hanger that he begins to see himself as a productive member of society. De Sica illustrates the importance of this job by demonstrating Antonio ’s increasing desperation when his bicycle--an item he cannot do his job without--is
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that we have seen‚ heard‚ and learned about. (Title‚ Author‚ Summary) In the book “Bless Me‚ Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio is the main character. He is a very young and innocent boy. Antonio’s struggle is trying to find himself and answering all the questions he has about God and evil. Antonio is afraid to lose his innocence so he tries to grip to it as tightly as possible. Antonio comes to realize that as he lives all the knowledge he has gain makes him lose his innocence. Body Paragraph #1 (Topic
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