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- Merchant of Venice: Characters
- Antonio
- The Merchant of Venice
- Is friends with Bassanio
- Is a loyal friend, at puts his own life at risk to help Basannio
- Is a christian
- Hates Shylock who is a Jew
- Borrows money from and enters into contract with Shylock saying that if the money is not paid back by a certain date, then Shylock will take a pound of Antonio's flesh.
- Hates Shylock who is a Jew
- He is honest + when Shylock demands his pound of flesh, he doesn't complain, but accepts he has entered into the contract
- Shylock
- is spat upon by merchants such as Antonio because charges very high rates of interest (usury)
- Jessica
- Shylocks daughter
- Runs away from Shylock to get married to Lorenzo
- Shylocks daughter
- Antonio
- Portia
- Dresses up as a man and pretends to be balthazar (a lawyer) in order to save antonio from Shylock's rutheless deal
- Shylock stubbornly insists on taking a pound of flesh from Antonio
- Husband determined by 3 caskets (silver, gold + lead) of which suitors must choose the right one to be able to marry her.
- Her suitors:
- Prince of Arrogan (chose silver)
- Prince of Morroco (chose gold)
- Her suitors:
- Dresses up as a man and pretends to be balthazar (a lawyer) in order to save antonio from Shylock's rutheless deal
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