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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
GenreComedy

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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
PortiaFemale115
Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene VIIAct II, Scene IXAct III, Scene II
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ShylockMale79
Act I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene VAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene I
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BassanioMale74
Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene I
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GratianoMale47
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IIAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene II
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LorenzoMale46
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IV
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AntonioMale45
Act I, Scene IAct I, Scene IIIAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene IIIAct IV, Scene I
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Launcelot GobboMale44
Act II, Scene IIAct II, Scene IIIAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VAct III, Scene V
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NerissaFemale36
Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct II, Scene IXAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IV
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SalarinoMale29
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIAct II, Scene VIIIAct III, Scene I
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JessicaFemale26
Act II, Scene IIIAct II, Scene VAct II, Scene VIAct III, Scene IIAct III, Scene IV
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SolanioMale22
Act I, Scene IAct II, Scene IVAct II, Scene VIIIAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene II
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Old GobboMale19
Act II, Scene II
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Duke of VeniceMale18
Act IV, Scene I
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TubalMale8
Act III, Scene I
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Prince of MoroccoMale7
Act II, Scene IAct II, Scene VII
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Prince of ArragonMale4
Act II, Scene IX
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StephanoMale3
Act V, Scene I
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LeonardoMale2
Act II, Scene II
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MessengerMale2
Act II, Scene IX
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BalthazarMale1
Act III, Scene IV
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Servant to PortiaAny1
Act I, Scene II
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Servant to AntonioMale1
Act III, Scene I
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GaolerMale0
Act III, Scene III
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