Venice, 1596. Bassanio requests his affluent merchant friend Antonio to lend him a big sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress. However, Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so Bassanio and Antonio go to a Jewish moneylender named Shylock and ask him for a loan.
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Venice, 1596. Bassanio requests his affluent merchant friend Antonio to lend him a big sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress. However, Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so Bassanio and Antonio go to a Jewish moneylender named Shylock and ask him for a loan.
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