Act 1 scene 1 and 2
1. The setting of this story, is ancient venice in midevil times. In this story, there are rankings of a princes, and princesses, to peasents and servants. How much money each person has basically describes what their rankings.
2. Antonio is a Merchant in Italy. Antonio is always depressed, and he does not know why. He fears he lives his life on a "sad stage".
3. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan. Antonio however claims he cannot give him a loan because bassanio is already in debt and has not paid back his other loans.
4. To solve her problem, Portia decides to just keep quiet and just go along with the choosing of her suitor to follow her fathers wishes.
Act 1 scene 3
1. Choosing a man suitable for her is out of Portia's hands, because portia must follow her fathers wishes. Her father has a custom where whoever picks the right of the 3 chests, shall be the man who married his daughter.
2. Shylock is a jew who is important to the story because he is the person Antonio and Bassanio ask for a loan from.
3. The agreement Shylock and Antonio come to terms with is that if he doesnt pay Shylock back, he owes him a pound of fair flesh.
4. Shylock is so hesitant towards his agreement with Antonio, because in the past, Antonio treated him like trash because he was a jew. He does not know whether Antonio will pay him back and be trusted, therefore making a consequence with him if he does not.
5. No, I would not trust Antonio. He treats those beneath him meanly, and only when he needs something, then he'll act nice. A person cannot just change from cold-hearted to kind-hearted in one day.
Reflection:
Friends don't make good buisness parenters because if one fails to comply, then they wouldn't want to be mean to their friend in fear of losing them. Antonio and Shylock doing buisness together is smart, because if Antonio doesn't pay Shylock back, then Shylock can cut off one pound of his flesh. If Shylock were his friend, he would not be able to do that to Antonio.
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