Merchant of Venice

what is humor of the act1 of the merchant of Venice?

what is humor of the act1 of the merchant of Venice?
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  • Nerissa continues to list suitors: Falconbridge, the young English baron, doesn't speak any languages that Portia understands; he lacks Latin, French and Italian, and Portia herself isn't too hot in the English-speaking department.  (Yeah, Shakespeare is cracking a little joke here, since his play is written in English.)
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