Summary of Merchant of Venice in 150 words.

In Venice, there lived a merchant named Antonio who had a
poor friend called Bassanio. Bassanio wanted to marry a lovely, rich girl of Belmont
called Poria but he needed money to reach her. Antonio could not give him money as his
ships were gone. They went to a Jew money-lender called Shylock and asked him for three
thousand ducats.He gave money on this stipulation that if they fail to pay money in
three months, he will take pound of flesh from Antonio's body. Bassanio reached Belmont
and married Portia. Three months passed and Antonio's shops were lost in storm.Shylock
wanted his pound of flesh.Bassanio went to Venice and Portia followed him in disguise of
young man Dr. Balthasar. She reached Venice and presented Antonio in front of Duke
cleverly. She asked Shylock to take pound of flesh from Antonio's body without spilling
blood.So, Antonio was saved.

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