Characters Of Merchant Of Venice
See below for a full list of all the characters in the merchant of venice.
Characters of merchant of venice. The merchant of venice characters. The prince of morocco the prince of morocco is a suitor to portia s hand. Since his main source of income is from his merchant ships he is the merchant of the play s title.
Gratiano salanio salarino friends to antonio and bassanio. Shylock portia antonio bassanio gratiano jessica lorenzo nerissa launcelot gobbo the prince of morocco the prince of arragon salarino solanio the duke of venice old gobbo tubal doctor bellario balthasar. Antonio a wealthy venetian merchant who occasionally lends money but never charges interest.
The duke of venice the duke of venice knows that he cannot risk venice s livelihood by denying shylock s suit but is less than happy at the fact. Prince of morocco prince of arragon suitors to portia. Bassanio he is a typical elizabethan lover and nobleman who is careless with his money.
A list of all the characters in the merchant of venice the the merchant of venice characters include. Antonio a merchant of venice. Portia a rich heiress.
The merchant of venice title page of the first quarto 1600 written by william shakespeare characters antonio shylock portia bassanio jessica date premiered spring of 1605 place premiered court of king james original language english series first folio subject debt genre shakespearean comedy setting venice 16th century the merchant of venice is a 16th century play written by william.
