The Merchant of Venice

Bassanio is a man in love, but in order to marry the woman he loves he needs money. An unremitting debtor, he not only seeks to marry the fair Portia of Belmont for love, but also for the vast wealth she has inherited. But to marry the woman he loves, Bassanio needs money. Enter his cousin, Antonio, a rich merchant of Venice. With all his money tied up in his latest enterprises, Antonio has no money to give his kinsman, but he agrees to take out a loan to give Bassanio the money that he nee...