the fortunes of Bassanio‚ a friend of the Merchant‚ Antonio‚ in his attempts to win the hand of Portia‚ the rich and beautiful heiress of Belmont. The second part deals with the bond Antonio makes with Shylock‚ the wealthy Jew. Antonio agrees that if the three thousand ducats he borrows are not repaid within three months he will lose a pound of flesh in order to finance Bassanio’s courtship. Bassanio eventually wins Portia but discovers that Antonio has forfeited the bond. However‚ disguised as a lawyer
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country of New Guinea. Two years later New Guinea is dealing with the changes the German government is making. Today‚ our feature reporter Ray Radenburg is in New Guinea interviewing German officer Lieutenant Hermann Detzner. Our other feature reporter Antonio Gilbert is in New Guinea interviewing Alfred Woltz‚ the leader of the Amung tribe. (Screen cuts to Ray Radenburg at the military base with Lieutenant Detzner.) Act 1; Scene 2 RAY RADENBURG: (Enters military base with Lieutenant Hermann
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friendship based on similarity… and friends goods are common goods” this applies to both The “Merchant” and The “Running Man”. This was openly expressed in “The Merchant of Venice” By William Shakespeare through the two characters of Antonio and Bassanio. In Act 1 scene 1 Antonio is portrayed as someone who is depressed; “In sooth I know not why I am so sad” ( Act 1 scene 1‚ lines 1-2). The Elizabethan audience of Shakespeare’s time will attribute Antonio’s possession of melancholic humour as affecting
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that we have seen‚ heard‚ and learned about. (Title‚ Author‚ Summary) In the book “Bless Me‚ Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya‚ Antonio is the main character. He is a very young and innocent boy. Antonio’s struggle is trying to find himself and answering all the questions he has about God and evil. Antonio is afraid to lose his innocence so he tries to grip to it as tightly as possible. Antonio comes to realize that as he lives all the knowledge he has gain makes him lose his innocence. Body Paragraph #1 (Topic
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In the merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare‚ a Christian named Antonio asks to borrow money from the Jewish money-lender shylock. Bassanio is the Christian that asks Antonio to borrow the money from shylock so he could marry the fair‚ rich‚ maiden Portia. Jews were treated with racial discrimination by the Christians‚ simply because of their religion. In Shakespearean Venice the jews were forced to live in the “ghetto” part of Venice. They were also forced to wear a red hat whenever
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chapter summary of the pretenders by f. sionil jose The story of Antonio Samson is the story of many Filipinos who find themselves lost and betrayed with nowhere to run to. It is fate that is often their own compulsive making. But Antonio Samson is not just an Ilocano looking for his roots; he is also the modern Filipino who fails to act in a society bereft of decency and justice. This novel‚ written more than thrity years ago‚ continues to be read because of its contemporaneity and the insights
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some controversy among the critics that the tittle belong to Shylock or Antonio. This controversy arose because in the first entry the play had been named ’The Merchant of Venice’ or ’The Jew of Venice’. Later on the double tittle disappeared and it was named ’The Merchant of Venice’. So critics supposed that it is Shylock who is real merchant of Venice and the play is slightly named after him. They pointed out that Antonio is passive and has a colorless personality in the play and remains in the
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golden carp in the reader’s mind and how other people‚ like Cico‚ view it. When Antonio and Cico came to the river‚ they “had been whispering… it was just one of those places where one can communicate only in whispers‚ like church.” Between the two boys‚ Cico had been the only one who recognized the carp as a holy figure and worshipped it; however‚ right when the boys got to the pond‚ both of them were whispering as if Antonio felt the presence and the need to honor the carp like he would in honor his
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theatre‚ William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest. In this tragicomedy‚ Prospero and his daughter‚ Miranda‚ have been stuck on an island for twelve years with their slave‚ Caliban‚ and Prospero’s secret servant‚ Ariel. To get revenge on his brother‚ Antonio‚ for overthrowing him from rule‚ Prospero concocts a tempest to bring him‚ his entourage‚ and Alonso‚ a conspirator‚ to the island‚ where he plans to regain his throne. The constant struggle and desire for power results in manipulation. Consequently
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Love as the Cause of Suffering In William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night‚ love as the cause of suffering is one of the most prominent theme of the story. Even though this play ends in love and wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare also shows us that love can also cause pain. The characters often view love as a curse‚ something that is thrust upon you and you cannot easily or willing escape. Examples include Malvolio’s love for Olivia‚ the love triangle between Olivia‚ Duke Orsino‚ and Viola as Cesario‚
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