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 ...

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.

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.

“The Merchant of Venice ... love, money, and justice. The play tells the story of Antonio, a young man who borrows money from the Jewish moneylender, Shylock, to help his friend, Bassanio ...

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 ...

“The Merchant of Venice,” onstage at Shakespeare ... upon the relationship of Antonio and Bassanio, suggesting that there’s an unrequited love at the heart of it. This nuanced detail ...

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 ...

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No, it's Arlekin Players Theatre's off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," now playing ... A comedy? Is it a love story? But when you add a cable TV show set, puppets ...

The choice of location (not Venice) and date for the update is crucial ... We meet Antonio (Raymond Coulthard), the titular merchant, and his out-of-pocket best friend Bassanio (Gavin Fowler), who ...