Portia arrives to Antonio's trial disguised as Balthazar, a lawyer. Portai has each party stand forth and questions them. Having asked if Antonio acknowledges the contract he made with Shylock and ...

Portia takes this moment to beg for his patience. Shylock, a greedy money-lender, provides Antonio a loan, even though Antonio often berates Shylock for being a Jew. The terms of the loan are that ...