The Merchant of Venice (5)

The Merchant of Venice (5)

  " Well. " said Solanio, " if you are not worried about your ships and cargoes, and you arenot in love, we don't know what is making you sad. All we can say is that you are sad because you are not happy. You might as well be happy because you are not sad. Then you could sing and laugh again. "

  " I think, " said Antonio, " that the world is a stage. Everybody has a part of to play, and my part is a sad part. "

  Another friend, Graziano, tried to make Antonio happier by telling him jokes and silly stories. He talked all the time, and people thought he was a fool.
  " If you say nothing and look sad, " he advised, " People will think you are wise ! "

  Antonio's best friend was Bassanio.

  Bassanio though that Graziano talked a lot but said nothing.
  " Yrying to find ameaning in his words is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, " he said, " if you do find it, you soon discover that it is not sharp. "

  Antonio's friends were very kind, and he liked them a lot, but they did not succeed in making him happier.

  Of course, the real problem was that Antonio was bored.
  However, all that would soon change.

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The Merchant of Venice (4)

The Merchant of Venice (4)

  Antonio didin't agree.
  " I have a lot of ships and a lot of cargoes. If I lose on eor two, it does not matter, " hesaid.
  " I am not worried. I'm certain that you are wrong. That is not why I am sad. "

  Solanio toried to think of another reason.
  " You must be in love, Antonio ! "

  Antonio didn't agreed again.
  " No, I'm not in love, " he answered.

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The Merchant of Venice (3)

The Merchant of Venice (3)

  They tried to imagine what it would be like if they had that much money and took such big risks.
  They thought about storms and pirates. They thought about losing all that money.

  One of his friends, Salerio, said, " You are sad because you are rich. You have too much to worry about with all your ships on the oceans around the world. "

  Another friend, Solanio, agreed, " If they were my ships, and my money, " he said, " I would always be thinking about what could go wrong. That would make me sad. "

  " Yes, " agreed Salerio, " if I blew on my tea to mak e it cool, I would think of the wind at sea and the storms that could sink my ships. If I looked at the sand in the hour glass, I would think of all the sand that my ships could run into. Even my house would make me worried because it is made of big stones.THis would make me think about the rocks my ships could hit. Everything I saw would make me worry about my ships and my cargoes. I am certain that this is what makes you sad, Antonio. "

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The Merchant of Venice (2)

The Merchant of Venice (2)

  To become rich like this, the merchants had to take some big risks.

  It cost a lot of money to buy the ships and to pay the people who worked on the ships.

  The merchants also had to pay for the things they bought.

  Sometimes the ships sank ina storm, and everything was lost.

  Sometimes the ships were attacked. Pitates stole the cargo or the ships.

  There were many dangers.

  Antonio was a good man who often helped his friends when they needed money.

  However, he was not always happy.
  When he was sad, he wondered why he was sad. It made him tired to think about it. he did not know why he was sad.

  His friends thought he was sad because he was worried about his ships and his cargoes every day and night.

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