What is the setting of the story? What are the people like, the culture etc.?
The setting is Venice, Italy and the people are upper class men because they are rich merchants. The way they act is in a very formal way like rich people would act.
We meet Antonio in the first scene, who exactly is he and what is his worries that he faces early on?
Antonio is a very rich and prosperous guy who is suffering from the depression in Italy he is very depressed and doesn't know what he is sad about.
We also meet Bassanio a friend of Antonio, what does he ask of Antonio? Explain.
Bassanio asks Antonio for money because he can't afford the trip to see his dream girl.
Portia worries about finding a husband, so what does she decide to do that she thinks will be best solution to her problem. Explain?
Portia realizes that she needs to give other people a chance and so she changes the way she loves someone by putting personality over money.
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