The characters Antonio (the merchant of the title ... Lorenzo eventually make it to Belmont and stay with Portia. Lorenzo, like Bassanio, is a gentleman of Venice. He is in love with Jessica ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in ...

In Belmont, Bassanio solves the riddles and ... There are various examples of foreshadowing in The Merchant of Venice. One example is the bad weather at the end of Act Two which foreshadows ...