Dramatis Personae.

The DUKE OF

VENICE. (DUKE:)

The PRINCE OF MOROCCO (MOROCCO:)

The PRINCE OF ARRAGON (ARRAGON:)

suitors to Portia.

ANTONIO

a merchant of Venice.

BASSANIO

his friend, suitor likewise to Portia.

SALANIO

SALARINO

GRATIANO

SALERIO

friends to Antonio and Bassanio.

LORENZO

in love with Jessica.

SHYLOCK

a rich Jew.

TUBAL

a Jew, his friend.

LAUNCELOT GOBBO

the clown, servant to SHYLOCK. (LAUNCELOT:)

OLD GOBBO

father to Launcelot. (GOBBO:)

LEONARDO

servant to BASSANIO.

BALTHASAR

STEPHANO

servants to PORTIA.

PORTIA

a rich heiress.

NERISSA

her waiting-maid.

JESSICA

daughter to SHYLOCK.

Magnificoes of Venice, Officers of the Court of Justice,

Gaoler, Servants to Portia, and other Attendants.

(Servant:)

(Clerk:)

SCENE

Partly at Venice, and partly at Belmont,

the seat of PORTIA, on the Continent.