in the merchant of venice,if you were the judge,how would you have resolved the case?expalin?

Answer 1

In the merchant of Venice, Portia disguises herself as a judge so that she can help her husband Bassanio's friend Antonio out of a very sticky situation. Shylock the jew demands a pound of Antonio's flesh if his repayments are not back in time. As Antonio loses his fleet, it is impossible that he pay back Shylock. Therefore, when Shylock demands the pound of flesh and is about to take it, Portia intervenes. She states that the accord was for one pound of Antonio's "fair flesh", but nothing more. No blood was included in the deal. Portia tells Shylock that if he can cut out one pound of flesh from Antonio without shedding any blood, then the deal is a deal. If even one single drop of blood is shed, then Shylock loses everything he has and is put to death. Basically, Portia is the ultimate heroin in "The Merchant of Venice". There is certainly no other way of resolving this case, as Shylock the jew is jealous, greedy, and hungry for revenge. If Portia had not intervened, the jew would have killed Antonio for sure and all would have been lost. Portia knows the law well, as she then says that half of Shylock's goods must be confiscated, because he has tried to take the life of a citizen. The other half of Shylock's wealth is Antonio's. In the end, Portia ruins Shylock. He has absolutely nothing. From one point of view, she is harsh. Shylock wanted revenge because Antonio had treated him terribly in the past. Seeing the occasion, Shylock wants to teach Antonio a lesson, but goes too far. Maybe one solution would have been to leave him a part of his wealth. In the end, in those days, a jew could only be a money-lender, and little else. It would take a long time for Shylock to regain his riches.