Comprehension

Did anyone in the book do something you did not like? Why?

Yes. The person is Shylock. Even though he is disrespected by a lot of Christians, the part where he tries to take a pound of flesh is not right. Furthermore, he is very cruel in the story and he paid the price for it.
Moreover, I think that revenge was all he had in mind, since he was rich. Thus making Shylock the evil person in the story. He is evil in a sense that he wants to kill Antonio by not allowing a doctor to come and heal his wound, to prevent Antonio from dying. Thus I do not like Shylock and his actions as his actions are cruel and he is evil.

If you could continue the story, what events would you include? Why?

I would include that Antonio becomes Bassanio's god-brother. This is because Antonio did so much for Bassanio which he treated as someone so close to him and he would sacrifice himself for Bassanio. Thus I think that there should be a happy ending, letting Antonio become Bassanio's god-brother and live together.

Tell in your own words the beginning of the book

The beginning of the book is Antonio being upset, but cannot explain why. His friends suggest that he is in love or is worried about his ships out in the ocean, but he ignores those thoughts as he thinks it is not true. Next, Bassanio comes and requests for a loan from Antonio to seek his love. However, Antonio's ships have not came back, thus he did not have the money to loan Bassanio. Thus, they go and get a loan from Shylock, who offers to give the loan in exchange that if the sum is not paid back in three months, he gets a pound of Antonio's flesh. They agree.