Othello

Q: Identify significant relationships in The Merchant of Venice and show how each relationship contributes to your understanding of the theme of love. In the play The Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare, there are various significant relationships that contribute to the theme of love. These include the romantic type with Bassanio and Portia, the friendship type with Antonio and Bassanio. There are also the relationships that contrast love. These include the parental type …

…built on love but pure hatred and love for only money and possessions. In conclusion, In The Merchant of Venice there are various significant relationships that contribute to the theme of love. These include the relationships built on love which are Bassanio and Portia and Bassanio and Antonio contrasted to the relationships that don’t have love, which include Shylock and Jessica and Antonio and Shylock. These relationships are shown through different devices and language.