engaged myself to a dear friend’ (Act 2‚ scene 2.) Due to his love for Antonio‚ he even offers his own life: ‘The Jew shall have my flesh‚ blood‚ bones and all / Ere thou shalt lose me one drop of blood.’ Portia offers her fortune: what was hers is his; and what is his is Antonio’s. The wedding takes place offstage. Bassanio’s love for Portia makes him extremely reluctant to part with her ring‚ and he does so only when pressed by Antonio (the fact that Portia finally forgives Bassanio for parting with
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in a playwright’s place to change these societal prejudices. Shakespeare utilizes Shylock’s character as an antagonist to Antonio to demonstrate how dehumanization happens to both the perpetrator and the victim. This commentary begins in the first scene of the play‚ when Antonio asks Shylock to lend money for Bassanio’s journey to impress Portia. Even before he meets Antonio‚ Shylock remarks “how like a fawning publican he looks!/[Shylock] hates him for he is a Christian” and that he “will feed
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friendship based on similarity… and friends goods are common goods” this applies to both The “Merchant” and The “Running Man”. This was openly expressed in “The Merchant of Venice” By William Shakespeare through the two characters of Antonio and Bassanio. In Act 1 scene 1 Antonio is portrayed as someone who is depressed; “In sooth I know not why I am so sad” ( Act 1 scene 1‚ lines 1-2). The Elizabethan audience of Shakespeare’s time will attribute Antonio’s possession of melancholic humour as affecting
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the fortunes of Bassanio‚ a friend of the Merchant‚ Antonio‚ in his attempts to win the hand of Portia‚ the rich and beautiful heiress of Belmont. The second part deals with the bond Antonio makes with Shylock‚ the wealthy Jew. Antonio agrees that if the three thousand ducats he borrows are not repaid within three months he will lose a pound of flesh in order to finance Bassanio’s courtship. Bassanio eventually wins Portia but discovers that Antonio has forfeited the bond. However‚ disguised as a lawyer
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country of New Guinea. Two years later New Guinea is dealing with the changes the German government is making. Today‚ our feature reporter Ray Radenburg is in New Guinea interviewing German officer Lieutenant Hermann Detzner. Our other feature reporter Antonio Gilbert is in New Guinea interviewing Alfred Woltz‚ the leader of the Amung tribe. (Screen cuts to Ray Radenburg at the military base with Lieutenant Detzner.) Act 1; Scene 2 RAY RADENBURG: (Enters military base with Lieutenant Hermann
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chapter summary of the pretenders by f. sionil jose The story of Antonio Samson is the story of many Filipinos who find themselves lost and betrayed with nowhere to run to. It is fate that is often their own compulsive making. But Antonio Samson is not just an Ilocano looking for his roots; he is also the modern Filipino who fails to act in a society bereft of decency and justice. This novel‚ written more than thrity years ago‚ continues to be read because of its contemporaneity and the insights
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In the merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare‚ a Christian named Antonio asks to borrow money from the Jewish money-lender shylock. Bassanio is the Christian that asks Antonio to borrow the money from shylock so he could marry the fair‚ rich‚ maiden Portia. Jews were treated with racial discrimination by the Christians‚ simply because of their religion. In Shakespearean Venice the jews were forced to live in the “ghetto” part of Venice. They were also forced to wear a red hat whenever
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some controversy among the critics that the tittle belong to Shylock or Antonio. This controversy arose because in the first entry the play had been named ’The Merchant of Venice’ or ’The Jew of Venice’. Later on the double tittle disappeared and it was named ’The Merchant of Venice’. So critics supposed that it is Shylock who is real merchant of Venice and the play is slightly named after him. They pointed out that Antonio is passive and has a colorless personality in the play and remains in the
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poverty and social injustice; the ‘Bicycle Thieves’ shows the poverty of the Roman working-class and emerged as an assessment of Italy’s severe situation. Antonio evolves into an effective metaphor for the average Italian working man. In this response paper I will argue that through the use of neo-realism elements‚ the film advocates sever problems
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theatre‚ William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest. In this tragicomedy‚ Prospero and his daughter‚ Miranda‚ have been stuck on an island for twelve years with their slave‚ Caliban‚ and Prospero’s secret servant‚ Ariel. To get revenge on his brother‚ Antonio‚ for overthrowing him from rule‚ Prospero concocts a tempest to bring him‚ his entourage‚ and Alonso‚ a conspirator‚ to the island‚ where he plans to regain his throne. The constant struggle and desire for power results in manipulation. Consequently
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