Bassanio, Lorenzo, and Gratiano are characters in The Merchant of Venice.Read more
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Portia (Merchant of Venice)
Portia is a major character in The Merchant of Venice.Read more
The Merchant of Venice
The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven (4.1) Antonio, the merchant in The Merchant of Venice, secures a loan from Shylock for his friend Bassanio, who seeks to court Portia. Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, recalls past insults from Antonio and, instead of asking interest on the loan, asks instead—in what he calls a “merry sport”—that if the loan is not repaid, Antonio will owe a pound of his own flesh. Bassanio sailsRead more