necondition:ifAntonioisunabletorepayitatthespecifieddate,ShylockmaytakeapoundofAntonio'sflesh.SynopsisSynopsisMeanwhileinBelmont,Portiaisawashwithsuitors.Herfatherleftawillstipulating,eachofhersuitorsmustchoosecorrectlyfromoneofthreecaskets–oneeachofgold,silverandlead.Ifhepickstherightcasket,hegetsPortia.ThetwosuitorsbeforeBassaniohavefailed.Luckily,withthehelpofPortia’shousehold,Bassaniochoosestheleadcasket,winningPortia'shand.SynopsisAtVenice,Antonio'sshipsarereportedlostatsea.Thisleaveshimunabletosatisfythebond.AntoniohasalreadymadeanenemyofShylockthroughhisoutspokenantisemitism,andalsobecauseAntonio'shabitoflendingmoneywithoutinterestforcesShylocktochargelowerrates.ShylockisevenmoredeterminedtoexactrevengefromChristiansafterhisdaughterJessicahadfledhomeandelopedwiththeChristianLorenzo.
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