Shakespeare's Secret Messiah by Atwill Joseph

Author:Atwill, Joseph [Atwill, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

Which, but for him that had your husband's ring,

Had quite miscarried: I dare be bound again,

My soul upon the forfeit, that your lord

Will never more break faith advisedly.

PORTIA

Then you shall be his surety. Give him this

And bid him keep it better than the other.

ANTONIO

Here, Lord Bassanio; swear to keep this ring .

But Antonio’s soul is forfeit at the moment he makes the pledge, because Bassanio must still love Antonio as much as he did before, and Portia has cleverly staged a wedding ceremony between Antonio and Bassanio.

Bassanio’s love for Antonio is a ‘Shakespearean’ riddle in the play: if Antonio represents the Christ, and Bassanio is a crypto-Jew, then why doesn’t Bassanio hate Antonio and crave revenge rather than love and fellowship? This is quickly followed by another riddle, as Portia announces:

PORTIA

Antonio, you are welcome;

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