How are minor characters such as salerio and solanio designed to reflect venetian society

They both are friends of Antonio and Bassanio . both salerio and solanio go to Belmont to tell Bassanio that Antonio is in debt and Shylock is going to take 1 pound of Antonio's flesh .

Minor characters such as Salerio and Salenio are designed to reflect Venetian society at large as Shakespeare want to show the reader that Shylock's cruelty as well as Antonio's friendship is famous all over Venice which he shows in different scenes.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

never read it so if i had i would definitely you sorry.