Term 1 Week 4 Learning Log

This week we are learnig more about the story The Merchant Of Venice.Here are the characters we are focusing on:
-The duke of Venice
-Antonio–a merchant from Venice
-Bassanio–Antonio's friend, in love with Portia
-Gratiano-friends of Antonio and Bassanio
-Portia–a rich heiress
-Nerissa–her waiting-maid
-Shylock–a rich Jew

LET'S START.The story begins with Bassanio who is in love with Portia.Portia is a rich woman while Bassanio is a poor man.He really wants to win Portia love.Thus,he asks his friend, Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats.However,Antinio does not have the money because his money is tied up in overseas business.Antonio cannot give him then.Antonio went to a Jewish moneylender called Shylock.Shylock says that he can lend the money but with 1 conditon:Antonio is to pay on the due date.
if he odes not succeed , Shylock can cliam a pound of his flesh.

Antonio agreed then because he knew that his ships will come back on time.He gets the money & give it to Bassanio.Bassanio succeeded in winning Portia's hand & they were to get married.Then Antonio's ship sunk.He did not get his wealth back to pay the Jew.The jew went to court to claim his one pound of flesh.As during that time woman are not allow to enter the court,Portia & her maid disguise themselves as a male lawyer & lawyer clerk to help Antonia.