The Alternative Sexual Directions in the Merchant of Venice
Date Submitted: 06/23/2004 22:58:07
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 1 pages (289 words)
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 1 pages (289 words)
Merchant of Venice Essay: The Relationship between Antonio and Bassanio
Antonio, the protagonist of the story, is extremely good friends with Bassanio. I have come up on a hypothesis that Antonio is gay and Bassanio is a bisexual. Antonio seems to like Bassanio in a romantic way. Antonio is a male. Bassanio is a male. Bassanio likes Antonio in a romantic way and also loves Portia, a female.
Also, there is another pair who I …
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…g the same things and living together?
I conclude that Antonio is gay because he loves and adores Bassanio, Bassanio is bisexual because he loves both Antonio and Portia. But this is not the end. Think about these: In the masquerade, Jessica went as a boy. She likes to dress up as boys; Nerissa likes Portia in a romantic way. I will not go into these subjects because the essay would be too long.
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