I think that the scene in question is scene 3 from act 1. The three men present are Shylock, Antonio, and Bassanio. Bassanio is the third man present.
Bassanio needs money to woo Portia. He asks Antonio to give him a loan, which Antonio is willing to do but unable. All of his assets are currently tied up in a shipping expedition. Bassanio goes to Shylock for the loan, but Shylock is unwilling to give...
I think that the scene in question is scene 3 from act 1. The three men present are Shylock, Antonio, and Bassanio. Bassanio is the third man present.
Bassanio needs money to woo Portia. He asks Antonio to give him a loan, which Antonio is willing to do but unable. All of his assets are currently tied up in a shipping expedition. Bassanio goes to Shylock for the loan, but Shylock is unwilling to give the loan unless Antonio co-signs. Normally, Shylock charges interest, but this time he is willing to forego that stipulation . . . for a catch. The catch is that if Antonio can not pay back the money, Shylock gets to take a pound of Antonio's flesh.
Bassanio, despite his deep desire to woo Portia with the money, is not willing to risk Antonio's safety to Shylock. Bassanio tells Antonio to not go through with the deal.
You shall not seal to such a bond for me:
I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
Shylock is known for his greed and all around nastiness. Bassanio doesn't want to risk Antonio's safety by making a weird deal with Shylock.
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