In The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare and We All Fall Down, by Eric Walters, both have characters who are full of love for another individual. In The Merchant of Venice, Antonio cares deeply for his best friend, Bassanio and will do anything for him. Similarly, John from We All Fall Down loves his son with all of his heart that he will put his sons well being before his own.
After The Duke and Bassanio tried everything they could to save Antonio, Antonio's life was coming to an end. When Shylock was about to pierce Antonio’s chest to carve out a pound a flesh, Antonio said to Bassanio, “Commend me to your honorable wife./Tell her the process of Antonio’s end./Say how I loved you.../Repent but you that you shall lose your friend, …show more content…
Antonio was not thinking about himself at this moment. He was about to die and all he wanted to do was tell Bassanio to send his best wishes to his wife, to speak well of him after his death and only to be sad because he is going to lose a friend who loves him dearly. Antonio wanted Bassanio to live a happy life with his wife but more importantly, carry on. Antonio cared so much for Bassanio that he was going to pay Bassanio's debt and die so that Bassanio could live. Antonio takes his generosity and friendship with Bassanio to extraordinary and even ridiculous levels.
Equivalently, Will’s father John was contemplating going back up the north tower to try and save the people on the roof, leaving Will to continue down so Wills life would not be risked. However, John made the decision to continue down with Will, telling him, “ ...I didn't think I could let you go anywhere without me. You're more important than anything in this building...anything in this world.” (Walters 117). John was not just saying empty words. He had really been contemplating, figuring, planning what needed to be done to help the people on the top of the tower. Instead of risking his life and leaving Will to face the rest of his journey alone, he stayed with Will to protect him and keep him safe because he was the most important thing in the entire world to him. He would never let anything happen to him even if that
After The Duke and Bassanio tried everything they could to save Antonio, Antonio's life was coming to an end. When Shylock was about to pierce Antonio’s chest to carve out a pound a flesh, Antonio said to Bassanio, “Commend me to your honorable wife./Tell her the process of Antonio’s end./Say how I loved you.../Repent but you that you shall lose your friend, …show more content…
Antonio was not thinking about himself at this moment. He was about to die and all he wanted to do was tell Bassanio to send his best wishes to his wife, to speak well of him after his death and only to be sad because he is going to lose a friend who loves him dearly. Antonio wanted Bassanio to live a happy life with his wife but more importantly, carry on. Antonio cared so much for Bassanio that he was going to pay Bassanio's debt and die so that Bassanio could live. Antonio takes his generosity and friendship with Bassanio to extraordinary and even ridiculous levels.
Equivalently, Will’s father John was contemplating going back up the north tower to try and save the people on the roof, leaving Will to continue down so Wills life would not be risked. However, John made the decision to continue down with Will, telling him, “ ...I didn't think I could let you go anywhere without me. You're more important than anything in this building...anything in this world.” (Walters 117). John was not just saying empty words. He had really been contemplating, figuring, planning what needed to be done to help the people on the top of the tower. Instead of risking his life and leaving Will to face the rest of his journey alone, he stayed with Will to protect him and keep him safe because he was the most important thing in the entire world to him. He would never let anything happen to him even if that