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characters in The Merchant of Venice
- Antonio - A wealthy merchant of Venice who is willing to borrow money from Shylock to help his friend Bassanio.
- Bassanio - A young Venetian nobleman who is in love with Portia and borrows money from Antonio to finance his courtship.
- Portia - A wealthy heiress from Belmont who is sought after by many suitors and ultimately marries Bassanio.
- Shylock - A Jewish moneylender who lends money to Antonio and demands a pound of his flesh as collateral.
- Jessica - Shylock's daughter who elopes with Lorenzo, a Christian, and converts to Christianity.
- Lorenzo - A friend of Bassanio who elopes with Jessica and helps Portia and Nerissa in their disguises.
- Nerissa - Portia's waiting woman who marries Gratiano, a friend of Bassanio.
- Gratiano - A friend of Bassanio who marries Nerissa and accompanies Bassanio to Belmont.
- Launcelot Gobbo - A clownish servant of Shylock who leaves his service to work for Bassanio.
- Old Gobbo - Launcelot's blind father who seeks his son's help in finding Shylock's house.
characters in The Merchant of Venice
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