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The Merchant of Venice

Full Length Play
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By William Shakespeare(Playwright)

Setting: Venice, Italy

Year Written1600
Original LanguageEnglish
Type of WorkFull Length Play
ThemesComedy

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Portia
Shylock
Bassanio
Gratiano
Lorenzo
Antonio
Launcelot Gobbo
Nerissa
Salarino
Jessica
Solanio
Old Gobbo
Duke of Venice
Tubal
Prince of Morocco
Prince of Arragon
Stephano
Leonardo
Messenger
Balthazar
Servant to Portia
Servant to Antonio
Gaoler

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ActSceneSettingActions
IIVenice, a street
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IIIBelmont, a room in Portia's house
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IIIIVenice, a public space
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IIIBelmont, a room in Portia's house
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IIIIA street.
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IIIIIVenice, a room in Shylock's house
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IIIVVenice, a street
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IIVVenice, before Shylock's house.
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IIVIthe same.
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IIVIIBelmont, a room in Portia's house
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IIVIIIVenice, a street.
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IIIXBelmont, a room in Portia's house
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IIIIVenice, a street
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IIIIIBelmont, a room in Portia's house
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IIIIIIVenice, a street
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IIIIVBelmont, a room in Portia's house
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IIIVThe same, a garden.
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IVIVenice, a Court of Justice
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IVIIVenice, a street
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VIBelmont, the garden of Portia's house.
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Characters (23)

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Character NameGenderAgeLinesScenesActions
PortiaFemale—115
Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene VIIAct II, Scene IXAct III, Scene II
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ShylockMale—79
Act I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene VAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene I
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BassanioMale—74
Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene I
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GratianoMale—47
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IIAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene II
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LorenzoMale—46
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IV
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AntonioMale—45
Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene I
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Launcelot GobboMale—44
Act II, Scene IIAct II, Scene IIIAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VAct III, Scene V
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NerissaFemale—36
Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IXAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IV
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SalarinoMale—29
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIAct II, Scene VIIIAct III, Scene I
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JessicaFemale—26
Act II, Scene IIIAct II, Scene VAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IV
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SolanioMale—22
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIIIAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene II
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Old GobboMale—19
Act II, Scene II
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Duke of VeniceMale—18
Act IV, Scene I
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TubalMale—8
Act III, Scene I
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Prince of MoroccoMale—7
Act II, Scene IAct II, Scene VII
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Prince of ArragonMale—4
Act II, Scene IX
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StephanoMale—3
Act V, Scene I
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LeonardoMale—2
Act II, Scene II
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MessengerMale—2
Act II, Scene IX
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BalthazarMale—1
Act III, Scene IV
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Servant to PortiaAny—1
Act I, Scene II
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Servant to AntonioMale—1
Act III, Scene I
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GaolerMale—0
Act III, Scene III
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CollectionOpening NightClosing Night🎭 Production Name🏛️ Company🏢 Stage
4 Dec 19074 Dec 1907The Merchant of Venice—
Lyric Theatre
New York City, New York, United States