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The Merchant of Venice - Characters

The Merchant of Venice - Characters. Jenna Gibson & Blossom Lepillier - Joyce. Who are the Characters?. - Shylock - Nerissa - Old Gobbo - Portia - Launcelot Gobbo - Tubal - Antonio - The Prince of Morocco -Doctor Bellario - Bassanio - The Prince of Arragon - Balthasar

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The Merchant of Venice - Characters

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  1. The Merchant of Venice - Characters Jenna Gibson & Blossom Lepillier - Joyce

  2. Who are the Characters? - Shylock - Nerissa - Old Gobbo - Portia - Launcelot Gobbo - Tubal - Antonio - The Prince of Morocco -Doctor Bellario - Bassanio - The Prince of Arragon - Balthasar - Gratiano - Salarino - Jessica - Solanio - Lorenzo - Duke of Venice

  3. What do they represent? • Shylock - Stereotypical Jew • Portia - Stereotype of 1500’s women • Antonio - Stereotype of Merchant/Businessman • Bassanio – Portia's lover

  4. Shylock • Jewish money lender in Venice • Seeks revenge against Christian • Protagonist • Creation of the circumstance • Wants revenge, because he faced cruelty at hands of Christians – hard for us to make him out as a complete monster • Stereotype of Jews at the time

  5. Portia • Wealthy heiress from Belmont • Beauty matched with intelligence • Embodies virtues of typical Shakespearean women • Emerges as the antidote to Shylocks malice • Only given a voice when dressed as a male • Stereotypical of women at the time (relationships + romance)

  6. Antonio • Lackluster character • Melancholy (Hopeless depressive) • Seems to have feelings for Bassanio, that get exploited • Stereotypical of merchants • Anti-Semite

  7. Grazie

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