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7 October 1973 (USA) morePlot:
Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. moreUser Comments:
Oh my ducats! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Laurence Olivier | ... | Shylock |
 | Joan Plowright | ... | Portia |
| Jeremy Brett | ... | Bassanio |
| Michael Jayston | ... | Gratiano |
| Anthony Nicholls | ... | Antonio |
| Anna Carteret | ... | Nerissa |
| Louise Purnell | ... | Jessica |
| Malcolm Reid | ... | Lorenzo |
| Charles Kay | ... | Prince of Aragon |
 | Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Duke of Venice |
 | Stephen Greif | ... | Prince of Morocco |
| Kenneth MacKintosh | ... | Tubal |
| Barry James | ... | Salerio |
| Michael Tudor Barnes | ... | Solanio |
| Denis Lawson | ... | Launcelot Gobbo |
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I agree Portia's suitors were a bit over the top, but one has to remember that this is a comedy, and must be taken in context. Elizabethan comedy was a bit more crude than a lot of people today can appreciate, as it focused on baser jokes concerning sexuality and exaggeration. I felt that the suitors were amusing, especially the Prince of Aragon. His portrayal of a feeble old man exemplifies the purpose of these characters being in the play: to contrast Bassanio and show what the other extreme of the spectrum was: how unsuitable a suitor can be. The ridiculosity of the idea of an 80yr old man courting Portia is part of the joke. I esp like "blinking fool" from the silver casket.
If you thought this was over the top, stay well away from the BBC version, as it's Morocco and Aragon are even more flamboyant and obnoxious.