Merchant of Venice Characters Flashcards
Who is shylock?
he is a jewish moneylender in venice. He is named as an inhuman monster who is obsessed with money, hates christians and wants to take revenge from them especially antonio
Who is Portia?
She is a wealthy heiress from belmont
What was Portia’s father’s will
His will forced portia to marry whichever suitor chooses correctly among the three caskets.
Portia’s beauty is matched by her…
intelligence
Portia nontheless longs to marry her true love….
Bassanio
………was the one to disguise as a young male law clerk in an attempt to save antonio from shylock’s knife.
Portia
Who is bassanio?
He is a gentleman of venice and a dear friend to antonio.
Bassanio’s love for the wealthy portia leads him to…..
borrow money from shylock with antonio as his guarantor.
Who is gratiano?
A friend of bassanio who accompanies him to belmont. He is a coarse and garrulous young man.
What is the relationship between gratiano and shylock?
Gratiano is shylock’s most vocal and insulting critic
Gratiano falls in love with….
nerissa
Who is jessica?
She is shylock’s daughter and the one who changed her religion for love
What is the relationship between jessica and her father?
jessica hates life in her father’s house and she is not like her father in the way of dealing with servants.Shylock is a traditional, wealth-focused father deeply connected to his Jewish identity, while his daughter Jessica is rebellious, valuing love and freedom over heritage, choosing to leave her father’s world behind for a new life in Christian society with lorenzo.
Who is lorenzo?
He is a friend of bassanio and antonio and jessica’s lover.
How did lorenzo help jessica?
He helped her to escape from her father house so they escape together to belmont
Couples?
PB (portia and bassanio)
NG (nerissa and gratiano)
LJ (Lorenzo and jessica)
Who is nerissa?
She is portia’s lady-in-waiting and confidante.
Nerissa marries…..
Gratiano
How does nerissa escort with portia on her trip to venice?
by disguising herself as portia’s law clerk.
Who is Launcelot gobbo?
He is bassanio’s servant, A comical,clownish figure.
Launcelot leaves……..servise to work for………
Shylock’s, Bassanio
What does the prince of morocco pick and what does it mean?
The gold chest, he choose it according to the apperance which is considered deceiving
What does the prince of Arrogan choose and what does it mean?
He picks the silver casket,which gives him a message calling him an idiot and he walks out with two fools head.
Who is Salarino?
A venetian gentleman. He is a friend to Antonio,bassanio,lorenzo,and solanio.
