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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by “William Shakespeare”
A Contemporary English Version,
Emended and Rectified with Notes and Commentary
by Jonathan Star

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

DUKE OF VENICE
PRINCE OF MOROCCO (MOROCHO-Q1, MOROCHUS-Q1)
PRINCE OF ARRAGON (ARAGON) A suitors to Portia

ANTONIO (ANTHONIO-Q1 ), a merchant of Venice, friend of Bassanio
BASSANIO, winner of Portia
LEONARDO, a servant to Bassanio
GRATZIANO (GRATIANO-Q1, GRAZIANO), friend of Bassanio, with Nerissa
LORENZO (LORENSO), friend of Gratziano, with Jessica
SALARINO |
SALANIO-Q1 (SOLANIO-Q1) | friends of Antonio
SALERIO, a messenger from Venice |

SHYLOCK (SHYLOCKE-Q1) a Jewish money-lender
JESSICA, daughter of Shylock, with Lorenzo
TUBAL (TUBALL-Q1), a Jew, friend of Shylock

LAUNCELET -Q1 (LANCELET-Q2, LAUNCELOT, LANCELOT), a fool, servant to Shylock
OLD GOBBO (GOBBO), father to Launcelet

PORTIA, an heiress of Belmont
NERISSA, her waiting-woman
BALTHASAR-Q1 (BALTHAZAR) |
STEPHANO (STEFANO) | servants of Portia

MESSENGER, for Portia
SERVANT (SERVINGMAN), for Portia
MAN, messenger for Antonio
MESSENGER, for Jessica

Magnificoes of Venice, Officers of the Court of Justice,
a Jailor, Servants and other Attendants

[See Additional Notes, 0.1.1, for a further discussion on the names]