Antonio tells Bassanio to not be sad because he feels lucky. He said only be sad he is losing a friend, not that he helped pay Bassanio's debt. Shylock, a money-lender, lends Antonio a loan ...

The characters Antonio (the merchant of the title), Bassanio, and Shylock, the Jewish money lender are all based in this city. Portia and her lady-in-waiting, Nerissa live in Belmont, an imaginary ...