antonio

In this work you can see the obsession with money, vindictiveness and even nationalism. There are two Venetian merchants, Bassanio and Antonio, in an extremely difficult financial situation. Bassanio, as a way out of this situation, decides to go to woo the rich heiress Portia, but he has no money for it. Antonio also has no money, but he borrows a large amount from a Jew Shylock under „his honest...

Wenecja, XVI wiek. Żydowski kupiec Shylock udziela lichwiarskich kredytów, a jego konkurent, Antonio, pożycza pieniądze bez dodatkowych kosztów. Bassanio, przyjaciel Antonia, pragnie poślubić Porcję. Aby zrealizować swój plan, zmuszony jest do wzięcia od Shylocka pożyczki z nietypowym oprocentowaniem. Wkrótce Shylock staje się ofiarą własnej chciwości…

One of Shakespeare’s later plays. The plot focuses on the confrontation between the Duke of Milan, the Wizard of Prospero, and his brother Antonio. The latter, with the help of the Neapolitan king, takes power from his brother. Prospero, with his little daughter Miranda, was expelled from Milan. On a dilapidated ship they were sent to the open sea.