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Love and Wealth Many works of literature deal with conflicts between love and money.In The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare takes a more unusual approach to this subject, treating love as just another form of wealth.Shylock, in contrast, is a miser who hoards both his gold and his love and loses his daughter and his riches simultaneously.On the other hand, those who are too possessive, too greedy, will get pleasure neither from the pursuit of romantic love nor from the accumulation of wealth.Not only do Antonio's ships come in at the end of the play, but Bassanio's fortunate marriage enriches Antonio as well, bringing him Portia's loyalty and friendship.Bassanio sets out to win Portia's love, solving his money problems at the same time.

Love and Wealth
Many works of literature deal with conflicts
between love and money. In The Merchant of
Venice Shakespeare takes a more unusual
approach to this subject, treating love as just
another form of wealth. Love and money are
alike, Shakespeare seems to be saying, in that
they are blessings to those who can pursue them
in the right spirit. On the other hand, those who
are too possessive, too greedy, will get pleasure
neither from the pursuit of romantic love nor from
the accumulation of wealth. Bassanio sets out to
win Portia’s love, solving his money problems at
the same time. Shylock, in contrast, is a miser who
hoards both his gold and his love and loses his
daughter and his riches simultaneously. Antonio
demonstrates the love of one friend for another by
pledging his own flesh to guarantee a loan for Bassanio. He, too, is rewarded for his
generosity. Not only do Antonio’s ships come in at
the end of the play, but Bassanio’s fortunate
marriage enriches Antonio as well, bringing him
Portia’s loyalty and friendship.
The Merchant of Venice explores many
different aspects of love: infatuation; the ‘politics’
of the relationships between men and women; the
love one friend has for another; and the love of a
parent for a child.
Money, and the advantages and problems
associated with it, is a central concern of the
play. Many of the characters are leisured and
wealthy young people, and in one sense the play
explores the problems facing the ‘idle rich’