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the reason why antonio need a loan from shylock was that he wanted to help his friend bassanio geting this girl name porsita

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What was the trial all about in merchant of Venice?

Antonio had not paid back the loan to Shylock on time, so Shylock was applying to the court for an order saying that Shylock was legally entitled to take a pound of Antonio's flesh as their agreement stated.


Does Shylock lend the money to Antonio or Bassanio?

Bassanio initially approaches Shylock requesting the loan. And the money is for Bassanio's use, to be sure. However, in agreeing to the loan, Shylock says,Go with me to a notary. Seal me thereYour single bond; and, in a merry sport,If you repay me not on such a day,In such a place, such sum or sums as areExpressed in the condition, let the forfeitBe nominated for an equal poundOf your fair flash, to be cut off and takenIn what part of your body pleaseth me.Who is he talking to? It is Antonio who answers "Content, in faith." It is not necessary that Bassanio should do so. Shylock says "if you repay me not" to Antonio, so clearly it is Antonio that is bound to repay the loan. And in fact, Shylock demands repayment, not from Bassanio, but from Antonio. Bassanio only hears about it after Antonio has defaulted.Clearly, then, Antonio is the real borrower.


What dose Shylock want in return?

A pound of his rival Antonio's own flesh, due to the fact that Antonio is unable to repay Shylock a loan of three thousand ducats because of the loss of his merchant ships, and also inflamed by the fact that Shylock's daughter Jessica has run away with Antonio's friend Lorenzo.


What was the interest that shylock exacted for the loan?

Shylock did not charge interest on the loan. This was contrary to his usual practice, but he had an ulterior motive. Instead of an interest clause, he inserted a penalty clause which said that if Antonio defaulted on the loan, Shylock could take a pound of flesh from any part of his body he chose. Since default seemed unlikely, Antonio went along with this. (Shylock was up front about it; he didn't hide it in the small print) Shylock's hope was that Antonio would default and then Shylock would have a legal right to kill him. Interest is payable in any event--when you repay, you repay the principal plus more. A penalty clause only comes into effect if you default.


What does antonio think of shylock while in prison?

Antonio never had anything but contempt and hatred for Shylock. This did not change much when Antonio was thrown in jail at Shylock's behest.


How to Compare and contrast antino and shylock in merchant of Venice?

Shylock and Antonio are both businessmen, but Shylock is a moneylender (banker) and Antonio is a merchant (trader).


Who spit on shylock?

Antonio (:


What was Antonio's bond?

Antonio signed and sealed a legal document saying that if he did not repay his loan from Shylock, Shylock could as a penalty take a pound of flesh from any part of Antonio's body. This legal document was called a "bond", a term still used for certain commercial documents (think "stocks and bonds").


Who is merchant of Venice?

The title character is usually understood to be the Loan-Shark Shylock, who is obviously a Jewish businessman. However, it actually refers to Antonio who borrows money from him. The "Merchant of Venice" is a play written by William Shakespeare in sometime in the 1590s. The story involves a merchant in Venice named Antonio, who borrows money from a Jewish money-lender named Shylock. Shylock wants revenge against Antonio because Antonio had insulted Shylock and spat on him for being Jewish, so he gets Antonio to agree that if the money was not repaid in time, Shylock would be allowed to take a pound of Antonio's flesh. Antonio needed the money badly enough that he agreed to the condition, which he did not believe would be a problem. When Antonio could not repay the money as agreed, Shylock insisted on taking his pound of flesh. A woman lawyer, Portia, defended Antonio before the ruler of Venice, who after hearing both sides ruled that.......(If you want to know the outcome, you'll have to read the play. Believe me, it is worth it.)


Why did Shylock want Antonio's flesh?

Because the process of getting it will have the effect of killing Antonio, which Shylock wants to gain revenge for the mistreatment he has suffered from Antonio and all the other anti-Semitic Venetians. The flesh itself is of no use to Shylock--when he is asked what good it would be, Shylock replies tersely "To bait fish withal."


What reason does Shylock give out loud for his hatred of Antonio?

Antonio was Christian and helped people with money without charging interest and deprived Shylock of his income as Shylock was shrew money lender.


What is the change Shylock brings against Antonio?

Not "change", "charge": the failure to repay his loan (officially) (unofficially, his treatment of Jews, in general, and of himself, in particular).