The Merchant Of Venice Essay Final Draft

       Good people with good relationship are built on trust. Without any trust there would be no such thing called a relationship. Trust is very important to everyone body because people want to trust other people that they can keep it and never give it up. Our society is brought by trust because trust is the major key that brings people together in this world. In the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Shylock who is one of the character in the book want to get even with a merchant named Antonio because Antonio didn't pay back his loan to Shylock. "The Merchant Of Venice" by Shakespeare teaches the readers that trust is really important to people.

          In the play religion is something very huge in Venice because everyone in Venice religion is christian but Shylock is a jewish man so the people in Venice don't like him. Bassaino and Shylock were making a deal with three thousand ducats and has too pay him back in 3 months. Bassaino tells Shylock that "For which, as I said, Antonio will stand guarantor"(1.2.5). Shylock tells Antonio that "If he should fail to pay, what would I gain by insisting on the forfeit? A pound of human flesh, taken from a man, is not so salable, or profitable, as a flesh of mutton, beef, or goats"(1.3.160-165). For example when ever i have money and my friends always asked if they could have it, I give it to them because I trust them that they will pay me back. As a result, trust is very important to people.

           
         More in the play the trust between the character in the book started to fall apart. In Act 3 Bassaino who a character in the book who made the deal with Shylock and that he wanted to impress this girl name who Portia who is a rich girl, Bassaino picked the right casket that if you pick the right casket the picture with Portia then you can marry her. But Portia doesn't trust him so she gives Bassaino a ring and tells Bassaino that "Should be part with it, or give it away, it will signify the end of your love and be my reason of denouncing you"(3.2.170). But Portia who dressed up as man and asked Bassaino for the ring but Bassaino said "this ring was given to me by my wife. When she put it on, she made me promise that I would never sell, or give, or lose it"(4.1.435). But then Antonio told Bassaino to give the ring to the man because Antonio told Bassaino "let him have the ring! Weigh his worthiness and my love against your wife's commandment"(4.1.445).

      In a result to the whole play, it shows that trust is very important to people and it is not given. It is hard to trust a person with a good reputation like Antonio if he had more reputation, people would trust him no matter the religion or believes. But the hard word to trust makes a great relationship between 2 people even if it has to be dressed as a man to see if that person too see that they got your trust. That's why trust is really important to people.

The Merchant Of Venice Rough Draft

Some people in this world will have second thoughts about others people by what people say about that other  person can ruined their trust. Other people people will trust a person but will hear rumors and so they can't trust them no more. "The Merchant Of Venice" by Shakespeare tells the readers that decision by by others can break another person trust. 

People in the world now days will have too think over time before trusting someone with there things. In the book, Shylock who is a Jewish man who loves money but everyone in Venice don't like him because the people in Venice are christians and they don't like Jewish people. Also people wouldn't trust him by what other people say about him Venice. But a name Antonio who is a merchant in venice trusted Shylock to make a deal because Antonio wanted to help out his friend.

People in the world now days ill trust a person but then will hear rumors about them and they won't truest them ever again. In the book Shylock trusted Antonio with his money and Antonio promised to pay him back. But then Shylock heard rumors from the people in venice talking about how Antonio won't pay him back because some thing bad happen to Antonio.

People in the word will have to have second thoughts or have to think over time to trust a person by what other people say about them. Just like Shylock because no body trusted him to do business with him because he is a Jewish person and everyone in Venice is a christian. But others will trust but then hear rumors and will break there trust with other people. In the book Shylock trusted Antonio but then heard rumors about Antonio and Shylock won't trust Antonio again. Decision by others can break a trust between a another person.

Merchant Of Venice Quiz Act 1 Scene 1&2

Act 1 Scene I & II
1) The setting is in Venice, Italy. The people in this story are rich. In the 16th century
2) Antonio is a man who is sad and doesn't know why and worries about getting pay back from Bassaino and that he invested the ship at the sea.
3) Bassaino asked Antiono for a loan because Bassaino can feel rich for Portia.
4)Portia wants to die as a virgin and tells her maid to choose the wrong casket.

Act 1 Scene III

1. Revisiting the Portia situation, why is the choosing of a man suitable for her out of her hands. Portia is not choosing a man to marry because it is in her fathers will.

 

1. Who is Shylock? What is his importance in the story thus far? Shylock is a man who is helping Bassaino with a loan to impress Portia

1. What is the agreement Shylock and Antonio come to terms with? 
2. Returning the money back to Shylock in 3 months 

1. Why is Shylock so hesistant of this agreement with Antonio? While answering this question you should also explain their history and relationship between each other
2. He doesn't put interest and they don't like each other.

1. Would you trust Antonio? Why or why not.
2. yes because he is willing to cut off parts of his body if he doesn't pay shylock back.

Reflection question: Many times people say friends don't make good business partners, or you should never live with your best friends. Why do you think this is so? Is it smart that Antonio and Shylock are doing business together?

When you work with your friends you will make exceptions for them. And it is smart that shylock and Antonio are doing business together because they don't like each other.