Overview
Character Name
Antonio
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Venice, 16th century
Analysis
Antonio is a successful merchant, but he makes one ill-advised gamble when he takes out a loan on behalf of his friend Bassanio. The way in which Bassanio puts blinders on Antonio, pulling him into a hapless business proposition on Bassanio’s behalf, suggests that their
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