Drama Questions - Act I Scene 1

Act-I scene 1
1) What did the friends of Antonio suggests about his melancholy?
2) With reference to the scene explain “Fie Fie".
3)Why Salarino  would plucking the grass?
4) What did the reason does Antonio give for his melancholy? Why?
5) These the scene give any introduction about the heiress of Belmont? How?
6) Where are Antonio's ships?  How do these ships move? How do they present an impressive spectacle on the sea?
7) How are Antonio's big ships compared with the smaller ships?
8) How would Salanio have behaved if he had ships at sea like those of Antonio? What would have made him sad?
9) Why would Salanio be plucking the grass ? What else would he be doing to console himself ?
10) What, according to Salarino, makes Antonio sad if not his ‘merchandise'? Is he correctly guessing the cause of Antonio's sadness?
11) At the end of the scene why Bassanio asked Antonio about money? Why it is difficult for Antonio to give such amount or money?
12) What is Antonio's suggestion about raising the money?