Tubal and Shylock in the production of The Merchant of Venice. Tubal has worked hard trying to find Jessica for Shylock, but has not had any luck. Tubal has been trying to find out what is happening to Antonio's ships. Shylock and Tubal's friendship must be close enough that Shylock knows Tubal will help him out, even before asking him to do so.
Solanio sees Tubal and Shylock as part of the same group and one that is separate and different from him. At the start of the play we learn that Portia and Bassanio have met before and that they like each other. Portia and Nerissa become even closer when they are united in their plan to help Antonio by going to Venice dressed as male lawyers. Antonio is most in debt to Portia towards the end of the play as she is the one who manages to stop Shylock from claiming the pound of flesh and so saves his life in Antonio is happy to commit to the bond for his friend, however Bassanio is much more uncertain.
Some distance grows between Antonio and Bassanio as Bassanio leaves Venice and his friend in order to go to Belmont and woo Portia. In the court room, when Antonio is about to face death, Bassanio does all that he can to try and dissuade Shylock from claiming the pound of flesh. Bassanio and Antonio are very close once more when we reach the end of the play. Bassanio refuses when she asks for it, however when Antonio asks Bassanio to give it over, Bassanio does so.
Bassanio and Gratiano are good friends, but Bassanio is the one in control of the relationship. If he fails to pay the money, Antonio will owe Shylock a pound of his own flesh. The tables turn at the end of Act 4 Scene 1 when Shylock owes money to Antonio. As Shylock attempted to kill Antonio, his punishment is that he must hand over half of his wealth to Antonio and half to the Venetian state.
Shylock and Tubal clearly have a close relationship at the start of the play as Shylock is sure that he can borrow money from Tubal, even without having to ask him first. By the end of the play they are close once more as Nerissa has forgiven Gratiano for giving the ring away. These are all tragic references though which leaves a sense all may not end well.
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Main Site Menu. Investigate Character Relationships See how their relationship changes during the play by moving the bar to the marked points. Nerissa disguises as Balthazar's law clerk to help free Antonio of his debt. While in Venice, Nerissa, still disguised as Stephano, tricks Gratiano into giving her his ring, which he promised he would never part ways with, as payment for freeing Antonio. The play ends with Nerissa taunting Gratiano about giving his ring away before she reveals to him that she was the law clerk.
In M erchant of Venice , Nerissa is still friends with Portia and still her maid in waiting, but in this book, she is more sarcastic, more self-centred, and not as interested in Portia's well-being like in the play, Merchant of Venice. Serpent of Venice Wikia Explore. The best way to be happy is to be in between. When you have too much you get old sooner, but having just enough helps you live longer. It would be better if you actually applied it to your life. It is a good divine that follows his own instructions.
I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done than be one of the twenty to follow mine own teaching. The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er a cold decree.
Such a hare is madness the youth—to skip o'er the meshes of good counsel the cripple. Read an in-depth analysis of Jessica. Bassanio A gentleman of Venice, and a kinsman and dear friend to Antonio. Read an in-depth analysis of Bassanio.
Solanio A Venetian gentleman, and frequent counterpart to Salarino. Next section Shylock. Popular pages: The Merchant of Venice.
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