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To help his friend Bassanio woo the beautiful Portia, the Venetian merchant Antonio borrows a large sum from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender.

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Act II

Portia
A gentle riddance. Draw the curtains, go.
Let all of his complexion choose me so.
Exeunt.

Scene VIII

Venice. A street.

Salarino
Why, man, I saw Bassanio under sail:
With him is Gratiano gone along;
And in their ship I am sure Lorenzo is not.
Salanio
The villain Jew with outcries raised the duke,
Who went with him to search Bassanio’s ship.
Salarino
He came too late, the ship was under sail:
But there the duke was given to understand
That in a gondola were seen together
Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica:
Besides, Antonio certified the duke
They were not with Bassanio in his ship.
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