THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Including The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare
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[email protected] 2017 OK Publishing ISBN 978-80-272-3376-2
Table of Contents
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
The Life of William Shakespeare
PREFACE
II—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGE
VI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLIC
VII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORY
VIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETS
IX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON
X—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETS
XI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWER
XII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFE
XIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDY
XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS
XVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALS
The Merchant of Venice
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
THE DUKE OF VENICE
THE PRINCE OF MOROCCO, suitor to Portia
THE PRINCE OF ARRAGON, suitor to Portia
ANTONIO, a merchant of Venice
BASSANIO, his friend
SALANIO, friend to Antonio and Bassanio
SALARINO, friend to Antonio and Bassanio
GRATIANO, friend to Antonio and Bassanio
LORENZO, in love with Jessica
SHYLOCK, a rich Jew
TUBAL, a Jew, his friend
LAUNCELOT GOBBO, a clown, servant to Shylock
OLD GOBBO, father to Launcelot
LEONARDO, servant to Bassanio
BALTHASAR, servant to Portia
STEPHANO, servant 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
SCENE: Partly at Venice, and partly at Belmont, the seat of Portia, on the Continent
ACT 1.
SCENE I. Venice. A street
[Enter ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SALANIO]
ANTONIO.
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad;
It wearies me; you say it wearies you;
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What stuff ‘tis made of, whereof it is born,
I am to learn;
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me
That I have much ado to know myself.
SALARINO.
Your mind is tossing