Portiais the daughter of a wealthy man. According to her father's will, she got 3 boxes: a gold box, a silver box, and a lead box. One of the boxes contained a portrait of her. If a man chose the right box, Portia would marry that man. All of a sudden, suitors came from all directions, hoping to get Portia, and of course her huge wealth.
There is a young man in the town named Bassanio. He is a young man with the characteristics of a nobleman and lover typical of Elizabeth I. He is impulsive and full of romance. However, his uncontrolled and overly generous lifestyle makes He was heavily in debt, but under this circumstance, he fell in love with the rich lady Portia and vowed to win Portia's heart.
In order to achieve his wish, he needs 3000 ducats, which is a lot of money. So he asked his friend Antoniofor help. However, because the money invested at sea has not been recovered, Antonio is temporarily unable to spend so much money on hand. So he was forced to borrow money from Sherlockanother wealthy Jewish money lender .
Antonio and Sherlock don’t like each other: for Antonio, he looks down on the loan shark, on the other hand, he doesn’t like Sherlock because he is Jewish; for Sherlock, Antonio never takes money from others. Interest, which undoubtedly hurt his "business". In spite of this, Shylock agreed to lend money to Antonio, and did not charge his interest, but Shylock made a strange request: If Antonio defaults on repayment, he will cut a pound of meat from Antonio.
Bassanio took the money and went to Belmonte to find Portia confidently. He chose the right box-the lead box, which is the box containing Portia's portrait. At the same time, he also won Portia's favor. Portia gave him a ring, and Antonio vowed to wear it forever.
Sherlock's daughter Jessicaeloped with her lover Christine Lorenzo and stole a large amount of her father's money and jewelry. Sherlock became upset because of the sudden loss of his beloved daughter and money. At this time, he learned the news that Antonio's investment at sea was lost, so he immediately decided to get back the loan from Antonio.
In court, Shylock demanded the performance of the contract between him and Antonio-cutting off a pound of meat from Antonio. Portia pretended to be a lawyer to argue for Antonio. She agreed that Sherlock would cut off a pound of Antonio’s meat in accordance with the contract, but cutting this pound of meat must be carried out strictly in accordance with the contract. It can't hurt Antonio's life. Sherlock couldn't do it, so he had to admit defeat. In this way, Portia cleverly saved Antonio's life
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