[DOC] [TLE] Antonio (The Merchant of Venice) - Wikipedia [PAR] Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. He is a 
middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied 
up in overseas shipments when the play begins. ... It wearies me, you say it 
wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What stuff 'tis made of, 
where of it... [DOC] [TLE] Antonio in The Merchant of Venice - Shmoop [PAR] When the play opens on the streets of Venice, Antonio appears onstage and tells 
his buddies that he's totally bummed out but doesn't know why: "In sooth, I know 
not why I am so sad. / It wearies me, you say it wearies you" (1.1.1-2). So why's... [DOC] [TLE] Fahrenheit *Merchant of Venice* - Shaksper [PAR] The action begins with Antonio mounting to the inner square while the entire ... 
As they withdraw and he's alone, he begins, "In sooth, I know not why I am so sad
. ... Marni Penning plays a blond, elegantly dressed Portia -- black pants suit and 
... and ascetic -- with a Vandyke beard -- a dapper, well-dressed businessman. [DOC] [TLE] The Merchant of Venice - University of Leicester [PAR] In sooth I know not why I am so sad. ... Salerio attributes Antonio's turmoil to the 
fact that he is a merchant-venturer whose .... is saying to his profligate, tactless 
and selfish friend, You don't have to ask  ... The function of Scene 2 is also to 
expose the plot of the play: namely, that Portia's hand in .... businessman (Well . [DOC] [TLE] comedic part of this scene will emerge as no one - HUMANITIES ... [PAR] When the song ends, Solanio and Salarino begin their exit with the remainder ... 
new light on Antonio so that viewers not only see him as a businessman but as a 
... Furthermore, in the midst of the trial, Antonio addresses Bassanio saying Give 
... This poses some discomfort as the play progresses, seeing as how Bassanio... [DOC] [TLE] The Merchant Of Venice - Drama Online [PAR] In the Merchant of Venice both Antonio and the Jew are occupied in different but 
related .... sometimes contrarie to meanes: therefore is it that no man can say 
assuredly what the ...... that cannot locate its own cause: 'In sooth I know not why I 
am so sad. .... The play begins in Venice with Antonio's expression of an 
unspecific... [DOC] [TLE] Free Barron's BookNotes for The Merchant of Venice - The Story ... [PAR] Sep 29, 2015 ... The Merchant of Venice begins on a street in Venice where Antonio, the title ... 
NOTE: Antonio's very first sentence- "In sooth, I know not why I am so sad"- is one 
of many ... Considering what this play has to say in favor of the virtues of .... 
Businessmen, who became wealthy through hard work and thrift, were... [DOC] [TLE] Merchant of Venice - Cummings Study Guides [PAR] In the opening line of the play, Antonio says, "In sooth, I know not why I am so sad
." Then, in the first line of Act I, Scene II, Portia expresses a similar sentiment:... [DOC] [TLE] The Homosexual Relationship Between Antonio and Bassanio in ... [PAR] Nov 7, 2011 ... It wearies me, you say it wearies you; ... In the opening of play, Bassanio begins 
with willingness to tale about his plight to ... As a businessman, Antonio. ... Act 
One Scene One 1) Antonio- In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. [DOC] [TLE] Richard Rose on Directing The Merchant of Venice - Borrowers and ... [PAR] With Native actor Graham Greene playing Shylock, the production held the 
potential .... I was trying to follow Christ's course with the journey of Antonio, 
beginning in a ... of the production to contrast his first line, "In sooth, I know not 
why I am so sad. ... He starts out as

Question: Businessman Antonio begins this play by saying, "In sooth I know not why I am so sad"
Answer: The Merchant of Venice