antonio's role in the merchant of venice was as the title character.
antonio's role in the merchant of venice was as the title character.
antonio's role in the merchant of venice?
the title character
antonio is the title character in shakespeare's "the merchant of venice". an influential, powerful and wealthy nobleman of venice, he is a middle-aged man and a merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. he is kind, generous, honest and confident, and is loved and revered by all the christians who know him. his willingness to die for bassanio is a manifestation of his character. antonio manifests anti-semitism by cursing and spitting at shylock (anti-semitism was common in europe in shakespeare's days). he is a structural centre of the play.









































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antonio (the merchant of venice)
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the merchant of venice is a play by william shakespeare.









































the merchant of venice may also refer to:









































bullet::::- "the merchant of venice" (1914 film), a lost american silent film









































bullet::::- "the merchant of venice" (1916 film), a british silent film









































bullet::::- "the merchant of venice" (1923 film), a german silent film









































bullet::::- "the merchant of venice" (1953 film), a french-italian drama









































bullet::::- "the merchant of venice" (1961 film), an australian tv film









































bullet::::- "the merchant of venice" (1969 film), a partially lost american film
the merchant of venice (disambiguation)