'Do you confess the bond?’ Who is asked to confess?
'Do you confess the bond?’ Who is asked to confess? Correct Answer Antonio
The correct answer is "Antonio".
Key Points
- The above lines are taken from Act 4, Scene 1 of the “The Merchant of Venice” by Shakespeare.
Portia: “Do you confess the bond?”
Antonio: “I do”.
- It is the climax of the play setting the trial of Antonio where Portia enters as a lawyer in disguise and saves him from Shylock through her wit.
- Portia, by asking this question, emphasizes that there is no room to escape for Antonio. He answers that he agrees to the bond. She saves him by defining that the bond permits Shylock, not more than a pound of Antonio’s flesh and not even a drop of his blood.
- The Merchant of Venice was originally published in 1600.
Additional Information
- Shakespeare has used Italian settings for many of his plays including Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
- He is popular as “The Bard of Avon” or simply “The Bard”.
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