<P> At Belmont , Bassanio receives a letter telling him that Antonio has been unable to repay the loan from Shylock . Portia and Bassanio marry , as do Gratiano and Portia 's handmaid Nerissa . Bassanio and Gratiano leave for Venice , with money from Portia , to save Antonio 's life by offering the money to Shylock . Unknown to Bassanio and Gratiano , Portia sent her servant , Balthazar , to seek the counsel of Portia 's cousin , Bellario , a lawyer , at Padua . </P>
<P> At Belmont , Bassanio receives a letter telling him that Antonio has been unable to repay the loan from Shylock . Portia and Bassanio marry , as do Gratiano and Portia 's handmaid Nerissa . Bassanio and Gratiano leave for Venice , with money from Portia , to save Antonio 's life by offering the money to Shylock . Unknown to Bassanio and Gratiano , Portia sent her servant , Balthazar , to seek the counsel of Portia 's cousin , Bellario , a lawyer , at Padua . </P>
who gets married in the merchant of venice
who gets married in the merchant of venice
Portia and Bassanio Gratiano and Portia 's handmaid Nerissa
Portia and Bassanio Gratiano and Portia 's handmaid Nerissa