Paper Topic:

The Merchant of Venice

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Gender and Sexuality in The Merchant of Venice

Introduction

The Merchant of Venice ' is one of William Shakespeare 's comedies which is famous for its theme of sexuality and cross-dressing characters . The Merchant of Venice ' is a story of a merchant named Antonio who helps his friend Bassanio to win the hands of his love Portia , by allowing Bassanio to loan money from Shylock and to make Antonio his loan guarantor . This Shakespearean comedy contains scenes where a woman cross-dresses as a man to

achieve a particular goal

The Merchant of Venice ' is the story of Antonio , a Venetian merchant who encounters a predicament when Bassanio borrowed a big amount of money from him so he could afford to travel to Belmont and win the hand of Portia . Antonio replies that he cannot lend him any money because he has already invested them on his trade ships , but he assures Bassanio that he could lend from any money lending investor and refer to him as a complete guarantor . The two men approach Shylock , a Jewish money lender who secretly despises Antonio for humiliating him numerous times in the past . He agrees to lend money to Bassanio under the condition that if Antonio fails to pay the debt , he is entitled to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio . They closed the deal . Fortunately , Bassanio is able to win Portia 's hand despite the complexity of her dead father 's will but when he finds out that...

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