Antonio is one of the main characters in The Merchant of Venice, a play by William Shakespeare. Antonio and his friend Bassanio ask for a loan so that Bassanio can impress Portia, the woman he loves.

Antonio tells Bassanio to not be sad because he feels lucky. He said only be sad he is losing a friend, not that he helped pay Bassanio's debt. Shylock, a money-lender, lends Antonio a loan, even ...

After a successful run at the Criterion Theatre earlier this year, The Merchant of Venice 1936, an adaptation of ...

Which brings us to ‘The Merchant of Venice 1936’. A passion project ... Her insistence on having her ‘pound of flesh’ from Antonio – the titular merchant, who defaults on a loan to ...

For example, beauty and be created by wigs and makeup. Shylock, a money-lender, lends Antonio a loan, even though Antonio often berates Shylock for being a Jew. The terms of the loan are that ...

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The Merchant of Venice is produced by Arlekin Players ... T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy, Parade, Noises Off, Tartuffe), will play Antonio, the ring-leader and emcee, who encourages the live ...

The Off-Broadway production of "The Merchant of Venice" opened Off-Broadway on November 25th at the Classic Stage Company.

the virtuous young woman who eventually disguises herself as a male lawyer to save Antonio, who had borrowed the money to help his friend Bassanio woo her. The cast of ‘The Merchant of Venice.’ Kirill ...