Merchant of Venice Act One Scene One

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  • Merchant Of Venice. Act One, Scene One
    • Characters
      • Antonio
        • The Merchant of Venice
        • generous
        • Very Wealthy
        • Sad
          • Accepts this
      • Bassanio
        • Fortune hunter
        • Loves Portia
      • Salerino
      • Solanio
      • Lerenzo
        • Loves Jessica
      • Gratiano
        • Loves Nerissa
    • Setting
      • 1590s/1600s
      • Venice
    • Opens with Antonio very sad and his friends trying to cheer him up
    • Bassanio comes to borrow money from his good friend Antonio, so that he can go and marry Portia, Bassanio is bad with money and in debt
    • Antonio explains how he would give all he has to Bassanio, but unfortunetly all of Antonio's money is tied up in his ships, although he says he will get Bassanio the money he needs
    • Themes
      • Friendship
      • Wealth

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