Title: The Merchant of Venice
Author: William Shakespeare
Plot :
This story
uses closed - plot which is explained from the beginning to the ending
chronologically .
1.
Exposition
In Venice
, there was a wealthy merchant whose name is Antonio . He is kind person . He
always helped the other within his power. He had a dearest friend called
Bassanio. He owned the trading ships that bring many merchandises and sold them
to the foreign countries.
2.
Raising Action
One day ,
Bassanio met Antonio . He told to Antonio that He wants to marry a lady from
Belmont. She is Portia. Bassanio borrowed some money to Antonio. Bassanio was a
poor man that’s why he borrowed some money from Antonio . He wanted to appear
on an equal footing and got well dressed so He could get the portia’s
attention.
Antonio
couldn’t lend some money to him because most of his riches were in the shape of
Merchandise. He could lend some money if his ship had returned .
Antonio
gave some advices to Bassanio that He must borrow to Shylock, The money lender.
Antonio helped his friend to borrow 3000 ducats from Shylock that’s actually
both Antonio and Shylock had a bad relationship. They disliked each other.
Finnaly ,
Shylock lent 3000 ducats to Antonio with some arguments. Antonio signed the
bond and would returned the money for three months but if antonio couldn’t pay
shylock on a certain day , Antonio shall forfeit at pound a flesh to be cut
from whatever part of antonio’s body.
3.
Climax
Antonio
had a ship of rich merchandise wrecked upon the Goodwins. His ship have been
lost and his creditors were press for payment . He should pay 3000 ducats to
Shylock but He couldn’t .Antonio had thrown into Prison by shylock and must do
the forfeit.
4.
Falling Action
Bassanio
got married with the Lady of Portia and all of the portia’s gold belonged to
Bassanio. With the gold , He could help his friend to pay the debt to Shylock.
Bassanio
went to the shylock and offered him six thousand ducats but Shylock didn’t want
that money . Based on their bond , If Antonio couldn’t pay on a certain day ,
Bassanio may cut whatever part of Antonio’s body.
Portia
disguised herself as a young doctor of law from Rome to replace Bellario who
was ill, she called as Balthasar. She wanted to help his husband’s friend ,
Antonio.
Portia
then offered Shylock repayment of the borrowed money or as much more money as
Shylock liked but shylock still refused the offering . He wanted a pond of
flesh from Antonio. Then Portia asked Shylock to show her the bond. After she
read carefully of the bond , She said that the bond didn’t give Shylock the
right for a drop of blood so it was clear that Shylock couldn’t possible cut
off the pound of flesh without shedding a drop of Antonio’s blood.
5.
Resolution
Portia had
succeeded to help Antonio from the forfeit.Portia said that Shylock must not
cut off either more or less then the pound of flesh , If the scales didn’t
balance he was condemned by the law of venice to die and all of his wealth were
forfeited. It was impossible too if Shylock cut off the pound of flesh without
shedding a drop of blood.
Then
Bassanio couldn’t do anything and he accepted Bassanio’s offer and took the
money and went away.Antonio also got good news that several of his ships had
came home safely.
Character
a. Antonio
He was a
wealthy merchant who liked helping others . He is kindness and generosity.
He is
melancholy because he is unable to muster the energy required to defend himself
against execution. ( Major character /
Protagonist)
b. Shylock
He was the
enemy of Antonio and He is a jew . He was rich money lender at very high
interest . He was hard man , crafty and covetous. He was also a miserly, cruel,
and prosaic figure.( Major character /
Antagonist)
c. Bassanio
He was a
dearest friend of Antonio . He was poor man so he often borrowed some money to
Antonio. He was gentlemen who had married with Portia.He was a kind man.( Major character / Protagonist )
d. Portia
She was
rich woman in Belmont . She is beautiful. Far and away the most clever of the
play’s characters, it is Portia, in the disguise of a young law clerk, who
saves Antonio from Shylock’s knife. (
Major character / Protagonist )
e. Jessica
She was
sweet and charming .She was shylock’s daughter . Although she is Shylock’s
daughter, Jessica hates life in her father’s house, and elopes with the young
Christian gentleman, Lorenzo. ( Minor character / Protagonist )
f.
Lorenzo
He was
young venetian and He was a friend of Bassanio and Antonio . He schemed to help
Jessica escape from her father’s house, and he eventually eloped with her to Belmont .( Minor Character / Protagonist)
g. Prince Morroco
A Moorish
prince who sought Portia’s hand in marriage .
( Supporting character )
h. Prince of Arragon
An
arrogant Spanish nobleman who also attempted to win Portia’s hand by picking a
casket .
(Supporting character)
i.
The duke
of Venice
The ruler of Venice, who presided over
Antonio’s trial. Although a powerful man, the duke’s state was built on respect
for the law, and he was unable to help Antonio. ( Supporting character)
j.
Bellario
He was a
learned doctor of the Law of Padua. ( supporting
character)
k. Balthasar
A young
doctor of Law from Rome and She was The lady of Portia .
Setting
·
Setting of
Place
-
In venice
-
In Belmont
-
In Goodwins
·
Setting of
Time
The whole
story that written by William Shakespeare actually used past time or happened
in the past (long time ago)
Point of View
The
author used “Third person point of view” and it showed from the way the author
introduce all characters by mentioning the name.
Theme
Responsibility
and Humanity
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