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[cris]

what is your problem. i found this play to be deeply moving. the summary may be in correct but everyone on this site has a right to voice thier own oppinions and you have no right to put them or the summary. this summary has helped alot of viewers. i think it is very insightful.<br>

[Leah]

technically antonio did lend the money to bassiano because he was the one who borrowed the money from shylock and gave it to bassiano. You are dumb and should think about what you type before you type. AND Jessica was at the dinner....she was dressed as a boy...you retard.

[Satya]

1) Bossanio asks Antonio for money Antonio borrows it from Shylock. it's a 3 level borrowing.<br><br>2) Jessica is dressed as a boy.<br><br>so dear mrs right get the bigger picture, and i find your comments very offensive, give credit to the person who put this website up. you will not like it if someone passed a rude comment would you. in fact you are not liking this right now.

[Unregistered]

What can I say?? They've said it all.

[Losers]

Oh my god u guyz are little babies. People can think what they like. dont get angry at some one for gettin somethin wrong. Every one makes mistakes, and yes oh my god u guyz do to!!!! But also you can write wat u 'Mrs. Right' but no need to be so harsh u fagot. Oh and yea, i think u should change your name to miss WRONG. Shame. Who would u feel to write some harsh comment and be wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Unregistered]

Actually mrs. right, I think you may be the one who is incorrect. When reading Shakespeare, I understand that interpretations can differ from person to person. However, in this play, it *is* Antonio who agrees to lend the money to Bassanio. The reason Shylock becomes involved is because Antonio goes to him, a moneylender, to borrow the large sum Antonio then lends to Bassanio. So really, the summary is correct on that point.<br>Your second comment actually does have to do with interpretation. In Act II, Scene 4, Lorenzo refers to Jessica as his torchbearer. This statement can be taken literally, or figuratively which is proabably where your confusion arose.

[Unregistered]

If you think you could do a better job than make your own website!!! And if you can't do that then stop being so negative!! I found this sight to be an excellent study guide and so have a lot of other people.

[Unregistered]

Perhaps you would be well advised to re-read the summery.

[Ms. SU]

Stop picking on Mrs. Right, soo what her opinion wasn't the same as yours, in Act 1 scene 1 Bassanio asks for the 3000 ducats from Antonio and Antonio explains to him that all his money is at sea. Then in Act 1 scene 3 it is Bassanio who asks to borrow the money under Antonio''s credit, it is only later that Antonio shows up and seals the deal with a notery. Your ALL RIGHT it IS Bassanio who asks Shylock for the money, but it IS under Antonio's name.<br>Next, Jessica is or isn't at the dinner depending on how you read the play. She had to be nearby to meet Lorenzo, but it may not have been at the dinner scince she left after her father did AND the scene is started with "Scene 6. Venice. Before Shylock's house."(The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare) Therefore if that makes any difference, they DID meet in front of Shylock's house and not at the dinner.

[Corey]

I have not read the play so i would not no

[Inspector gadget]

Seems to me like another case of pota-to/potaH-to. However, everyone needs to realize that it's the same thing, something edible. In this case, a case of interpretation. So why doesn't everyone just be a little nicer towards each other? Damn, would it kill us humans to be nice to each other? It's like we are asking for the moon everytime we expect someone to be nice. Me, i'm just nice towards everybody. Ciao people.

[Bex]

Mrs right is a retard and should consider actually reading the play before she starts slagging off this website, because it's obvious she hasn't got a clue what she's talking about!!! This site is very good and has probably helped a lot of people so GET UR FACTS STRAIGHT MRS RIGHT AND STOP BEING SUCH A RETARD!!!!!!!!

[Unregistered]

<br>I don't see why you are having a go at the person who wrote this summary, Mrs. right, because every person has a different way of interperating the play. Shakespeare's plays are weird and i dont really like them but the one thing I find interesting about his plays is that they are so easily interperated in different ways.<br>So mrs. right, quit your critisism, and if you really do think that the author of this summary is incorrect, why don't you make your own web site with your own summary!!!

[Unregistered]

No, it is right. Antonio lended money to Bassanio through Shylock....yeah and i wont have to say anymore since everyone's said it all~ read the above or below:P

[tinker*bell]

For you, I think you should stop being opinionated, and think about what you type. So what if there were some mistakes?! No one is perfect, and you can't tell me you have never made any mistakes!(other than typing a horrible comment!) You should be thank-ful for this wonderful and helpful web site. Jessica was at the dinner dressed as a boy. Are YOU positive that You read the book? <br> Sincerely, *Don't help:-l P.S: Do you see the comments people wrote to you?! Don't you get a hint? And while you're @ it, see how YOU'VE made people so confused? -*Don't Help

[Mark]

I'm currently acting in a production of this play. I'm playing Graziano. As far as the first point goes, Antonio is lending Bassanio the money, but he's getting it from Shylock.<br><br>The second point is not really a matter of interpretation. The text specifically says, "Outside Shylock's house". In this scene, Lorenzo has come for Jessica after Shylock has gone off to the dinner. Jessica will be Lorenzo's torchbearer for the masque that he's attending. The masque is not the dinner that the others are attending; it is actually something that Lorenzo came up with on his own.<br><br>I hope this clears things up a little.<br>

[Cookie]

Oh Jeez, Mrs. Right? I have to agree with many others who have posted a reply. Antonio DID lend Bassanio money, even if, in turn that money was borrowed from a thrid party (which would be Shylock). And Jessica WAS at that party thing (she was just disguised as a guy). God, I'm 15 and even I know this!

[mrs. right]

I found this summary to be incorrect on many points. For instance, Antonio did not lend the money to Bassanio, Shylock did. And the whole thing about the dinner, and Jessica being there? What ARE you talking about? I couldn't even read this whole summary through because of the incorrect summations of this wonderful play. For the rest of you, I would suggest you read the play for yourself and draw your own conclusions.