There is also a prominent use of verse in “The Merchant of Venice.” For example, when Bassanio confesses his love to Portia, he says “‘Confess and love’ had been the very sum of my confession. O happy ...

As with most romantic comedies it has a handsome, noble lover, in this case Bassanio who, with help from his friend Antonio pursues and wins Portia, the love ... The Merchant of Venice goes ...

Portia asks Bassanio to spend some time with her before ... I am lock'd in one of them: If you do love me, you will find me out. Nerissa and the rest, stand all aloof.

“The Merchant of Venice,” rooted in Elizabethan antisemitism, is a notable exception. To finance his friend Bassanio’s wooing ... their husbands to give away love tokens they promised ...

Murray Abraham untangles the controversies surrounding “The Merchant of Venice ... you are in love. -Fie Fie. -[ Laughs ] -Actually, I think he could be in love with Bassanio.

So, it's to director and writer Michael Radford's credit that he makes good go of "William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice ... true love are the centerpiece of the film. Young Bassanio ...

In Findlay’s hands, this Merchant becomes a parable on the limits of white ... it’s difficult to sympathise with his unrequited love for Bassanio. Despite this, the production can’t seem to quite make ...