Merchant of Venice

The Merchant Of Venice, Act 1 Scene 1

Why was Antonio in a sad mood in he beginning and what did Salarino and Salanio thought it to be?Mention the aspects put forward by both of them.

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We are not completely sure of the reason for Antonio's melancholy. Salarino suggests that the reason his concern for his ships in stormy seas. Antonio refutes this. I think, having studied the play, that Antonio is lonely. He craves companionship, perhaps of a man like Basanio but this angle of the story is not completely answered by Shakespeare.

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