... and the fact that Portia has a great deal of money, Bassanio practically reveres her. But even when Portia considers herself as "half of Bassanio," or, his wife, such that he doesnt need to show so much respect for her but instead treat her as a equal, why does Bassanio still do so? Is it because he wants to borrow a great deal of ... were like hypocrites, highly and polite on one side but lowly and evil on the other. Shakespeare has done a marvelous job in making us wonder which interpretation is correct. No matter which interpretation we choose to accept, this piece of writing is stil...

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