$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$14490.00$1The play, as the title suggests, is set in Italy. Venice, in the popular imagination of Elizabethan society, was a place of fabulous wealth, royal merchants, richly attired gentlemen, and refined culture. Antonio is very much a part of this society. But this is not the only part of the Venetian picture that is portrayed in the play; another less romantic view is also given. It is the cruel commercial and legal side of Venice, …showed first 75 words of 1549 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1549 total…in Bassanio's love for Portia. The love of Gratiano and Nerissa is modeled after the love of Portia and Bassanio. Jessica, like Antonio and Bassanio, recognizes the greed of her father and wants to replace it with Christian love, which she finds in Lorenzo. The characters are, therefore, are tied together by friendship and Christianity. In the end, the play is a romantic comedy that emphasizes the rewards of love, generosity, and harmony. 4490.00$14490.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**