Word: antonios
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...story concerns the attempt of Basanio (Steve Petersen), a young man of Venice, to court Portia (Cori Lynn Peterson), one of the most beautiful ladies in Italy. Because Bassanio has not yet come into his fortune, he must rely on the credit of his friend Antonio, the Merchant of Venice (David Gray...
...Antonio secures a bond for 3000 ducats from the Jew Shylock, his nemesis, (David Javerbaum), and promises as collateral a pound of his own flesh if he should forfeit the bond. When Antonio's ships sink at sea, Antonio must forfeit the bond and lose his pound of flesh by Shylock's hand...
...Portia, Peterson is the highlight of the show. Her role is difficult--she must move from a state of disillusion with her many uninspiring suitors to a state of elation upon seeing Bassanio as a new suitor. Peterson exhibits her acting ability most notably during her plea for Antonio--"The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven upon the place beneath." Peterson delivers this resonant monologue beautifully...
Just turn off Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs. They'll be on next week...
...rich and poor areas, or who has read Kozol's vivid account, will find it difficult to deny that the differences in funding make a mockery of the nation's ideal. Fifth-grade teacher Madelyn Cimaglia has no doubt of the wonders that could be worked in San Antonio's Edgewood school district if more funds were available. Like thousands of her peers, Cimaglia supplements meager classroom supplies with her own money, buying her students books such as Alice in Wonderland and Charlotte's Web. "Our kids would fly if we had resources similar to the rich districts," she says...