Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complained of melancholy; his friend Bassanio asked for a loan to court Portia. Antonio agreed to help him and he approached Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, to ask for a loan. Shylock was reluctant to lend his money to the Venetian Merchant Antonio, and agreed only after the merchant staked a pound of his own flesh as guarantee. Antonio agreed and soon after the deal was done. Later, Shylock was delivered a …showed first 75 words of 982 total…

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