<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>
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Portia and Bassanio Gratiano and Portia 's handmaid Nerissa