Question

What do you think of Antonio and of Shylock 1vi' regard to the signing of the bond? 

Answer 1

 Shylock is cunning, cautious and crafty. He belongs to a race that has been persecuted since its beginning. Antonio is easy-going, trusting, slightly melancholic, romantic and naive. Shylock trusts only in the intangible - that is, in the bond. Antonio trusts in the intangible, that is luck. Here, Shylock seems almost paranoid and vengeful, but on the other hand, Antonio seems ignorantly over-confident rather stupid because he is lacking common sense.