In the play the Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare demonstrates that love requires an unlimited amount of generosity. In the play every separate love story involves one or both parties to be generous either with, their life, their estate or their religion and family. Portia’s love for Bassanio required her to be generous with her estate. Portia is a rich lady that lives in Belmont. Bassanio, a poor man who has fallen for fair …showed first 75 words of 965 total…

…showed last 75 words of 965 total…birth to be with Lorenzo. Her actions are a perfect definition of love requiring generosity. Jessica’s love for Lorenzo in this case required generosity. Shakespeare demonstrates throughout his play that love requires an unlimited amount of generosity. Love is not any easy emotion it comes with complications and with sacrifices. Generosity is one of the things that comes with being in love. This was shown between the characters Portia, Bassanio, Antonio, Jessica and Lorenzo.