1. What is the setting of the story? What are the people like, the culture, etc.
16th century Venice, Italy. People are mostly business men and very concerned for each other and close friends.
2. We meet Antonio in the first scene, who exactly is he and what is his worries that he faces early on?
He is a wealthy merchant in Venice and he's not exactly sure what he's worried about, and his friends take on guesses of what he may be worried about like maybe he's worried about his investment out and business ventures or products out in sea that could be in danger or that he could be in love, but Antonio dismisses those guesses.
3. We also meet Bassanio a friend of Antonio, what does he ask of Antonio?
He asks money of Antonio for three thousand ducats (coins) to impress Portia with his "wealth".
4. Portia worries about finding a husband, so what does she decide to do that she thinks will be the best solution to her problem?
All of the men who were mentioned didn't reach up to her expectations or standards. So, if she doesn't find a man good enough for her, she won't marry anyone and live to be a virgin. Portia resolved the problem by asking her maid to place the wine glass on the wrong casket during the casket game, which will help out her worries on finding out a husband.
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