The Merchant of Venice Quiz #1

1.     What is the setting of the story? What are the people like, the culture etc.?

The Merchant of Venice takes place in Venice, Italy around the 16th Century. The main male character is Antonio and the main female character is Portia, so far introduced in the story. In this story it seems as if everyone is very close to each other and they care a lot for each other - Antonio's group of guy friends there to cheer him up and Portia and her maid ladies there to help her tackle life decisions. 

2.     We meet Antonio in the first scene, who exactly is he and what is his worries that he faces early on?

Antonio is a merchant and in the beginning we come to find that he is sad, but does not know why. He first talks to his friends about it and they assume he is in love or worried, but Antonio does not know why he is sad. As of right now, it is hard to depict if Antonio is worried about anything. 

3.     We also meet Bassanio a friend of Antonio, what does he ask of Antonio? Explain. 

Bassanio is a very good friend of Antonio, and because Antonio has lots of money he asks him for some to win over a girl (Portia). He then goes to Belmont to meet her again. 

4.     Portia worries about finding a husband, so what does she decide to do that she thinks will be best solution to her problem? Explain.

In the story because Portia is so worried about finding a husband and the best way the father thinks she can do that is with the casket game, but because none of the men she saw was worthy for her, she asks her maid to put wine on the wrong casket and because no one will get the correct casket she will live to be a virgin her whole life.