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The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

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Portia

117 lines · 4524 words

Shylock

79 lines · 2877 words

Bassanio

73 lines · 2453 words

Launcelet

44 lines · 1463 words

Antonio

47 lines · 1429 words

Gratiano

48 lines · 1374 words

Lorenzo

47 lines · 1178 words

Salarino

31 lines · 842 words

Prince Of Morocco

7 lines · 716 words

Nerissa

36 lines · 700 words

Jessica

26 lines · 612 words

Solanio

16 lines · 420 words

Arragon

4 lines · 400 words

Duke

16 lines · 367 words

Gobbo

19 lines · 290 words

Salerio

4 lines · 148 words

Tubal

8 lines · 96 words

Messenger

2 lines · 76 words

Stephano

3 lines · 54 words

Servingman

1 line · 35 words

Duke Of Venice

1 line · 25 words

Servant

1 line · 15 words

Leonardo

2 lines · 11 words

Balthazar

1 line · 7 words

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Summary by act & scene

  • Scene 1: SCENE I. Venice. A street.

    32 lines · 1484 words total

    Characters

    • Bassanio 6 lines, 398 words
    • Antonio 11 lines, 364 words
    • Salarino 7 lines, 328 words
    • Gratiano 4 lines, 263 words
    • Solanio 2 lines, 81 words
    • Lorenzo 2 lines, 50 words

  • Scene 2: SCENE II. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house.

    29 lines · 1136 words total

    Characters

    • Portia 15 lines, 785 words
    • Nerissa 13 lines, 316 words
    • Servingman 1 line, 35 words

  • Scene 3: SCENE III. Venice. A public place.

    46 lines · 1408 words total

    Characters

    • Shylock 21 lines, 1027 words
    • Antonio 13 lines, 292 words
    • Bassanio 12 lines, 89 words

  • Scene 1: SCENE I. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house.

    7 lines · 363 words total

    Characters

    • Prince Of Morocco 4 lines, 241 words
    • Portia 3 lines, 122 words

  • Scene 2: SCENE II. Venice. A street.

    61 lines · 1684 words total

    Characters

    • Launcelet 22 lines, 980 words
    • Gobbo 19 lines, 290 words
    • Bassanio 11 lines, 282 words
    • Gratiano 7 lines, 121 words
    • Leonardo 2 lines, 11 words

  • Scene 3: SCENE III. The same. A room in Shylock’s house.

    3 lines · 114 words total

    Characters

    • Jessica 2 lines, 76 words
    • Launcelet 1 line, 38 words

  • Scene 4: SCENE IV. The same. A street.

    18 lines · 264 words total

    Characters

    • Lorenzo 7 lines, 171 words
    • Launcelet 3 lines, 36 words
    • Salarino 3 lines, 21 words
    • Solanio 2 lines, 19 words
    • Gratiano 3 lines, 17 words

  • Scene 5: SCENE V. The same. Before Shylock’s house.

    15 lines · 433 words total

    Characters

    • Shylock 7 lines, 301 words
    • Launcelet 5 lines, 103 words
    • Jessica 3 lines, 29 words

  • Scene 6: SCENE VI. The same.

    22 lines · 513 words total

    Characters

    • Lorenzo 6 lines, 147 words
    • Gratiano 6 lines, 146 words
    • Jessica 5 lines, 146 words
    • Antonio 2 lines, 41 words
    • Salarino 3 lines, 33 words

  • Scene 7: SCENE VII. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house.

    7 lines · 539 words total

    Characters

    • Prince Of Morocco 3 lines, 475 words
    • Portia 4 lines, 64 words

  • Scene 1: SCENE VIII. Venice. A street.

    11 lines · 413 words total

    Characters

    • Salarino 6 lines, 247 words
    • Solanio 5 lines, 166 words

  • Scene 1: SCENE IX. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house.

    17 lines · 668 words total

    Characters

    • Arragon 4 lines, 400 words
    • Portia 8 lines, 149 words
    • Messenger 2 lines, 76 words
    • Nerissa 3 lines, 43 words

  • Scene 1: SCENE I. Venice. A street.

    39 lines · 1021 words total

    Characters

    • Shylock 15 lines, 592 words
    • Salarino 8 lines, 164 words
    • Solanio 7 lines, 154 words
    • Tubal 8 lines, 96 words
    • Servant 1 line, 15 words

  • Scene 2: SCENE II. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house.

    47 lines · 2393 words total

    Characters

    • Bassanio 17 lines, 955 words
    • Portia 14 lines, 918 words
    • Gratiano 6 lines, 235 words
    • Salerio 4 lines, 148 words
    • Jessica 1 line, 56 words
    • Nerissa 3 lines, 40 words
    • Lorenzo 1 line, 38 words
    • All 1 line, 3 words

  • Scene 3: SCENE III. Venice. A street.

    9 lines · 294 words total

    Characters

    • Shylock 3 lines, 136 words
    • Antonio 4 lines, 135 words
    • Salarino 2 lines, 23 words

  • Scene 4: SCENE IV. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house.

    13 lines · 573 words total

    Characters

    • Portia 6 lines, 456 words
    • Lorenzo 3 lines, 93 words
    • Nerissa 2 lines, 10 words
    • Jessica 1 line, 7 words
    • Balthazar 1 line, 7 words

  • Scene 5: SCENE V. The same. A garden.

    28 lines · 723 words total

    Characters

    • Launcelet 9 lines, 263 words
    • Lorenzo 10 lines, 248 words
    • Jessica 9 lines, 212 words

  • Scene 1: SCENE I. Venice. A court of justice.

    133 lines · 3516 words total

    Characters

    • Portia 40 lines, 1078 words
    • Shylock 33 lines, 821 words
    • Antonio 11 lines, 507 words
    • Bassanio 16 lines, 387 words
    • Duke 16 lines, 367 words
    • Gratiano 11 lines, 268 words
    • Nerissa 3 lines, 37 words
    • Salarino 2 lines, 26 words
    • Duke Of Venice 1 line, 25 words

  • Scene 2: SCENE II. The same. A street.

    7 lines · 168 words total

    Characters

    • Portia 3 lines, 99 words
    • Nerissa 2 lines, 40 words
    • Gratiano 2 lines, 29 words

  • Scene 1: SCENE I. Belmont. The avenue to Portia’s house.

    90 lines · 2408 words total

    Characters

    • Portia 24 lines, 853 words
    • Lorenzo 18 lines, 431 words
    • Bassanio 11 lines, 342 words
    • Gratiano 9 lines, 295 words
    • Nerissa 10 lines, 214 words
    • Antonio 6 lines, 90 words
    • Jessica 5 lines, 86 words
    • Stephano 3 lines, 54 words
    • Launcelet 4 lines, 43 words