Important Characters from "The Merchant of Venice"

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S.No.	Character Name	Description
1	Shylock	A Jewish Money Lender in Venice
2	Portia	A Wealthy heiress from Belmont and she is the wife of Bassanio
3	Antonio	The Merchant and Bassanio's friend. He signed Shylock's Contract for his friend Bassanio
4	Gratiano	A friend of Bassanio who accompanies him to Belmont. He marries Portia's maid Nerissa
5	Jessica	Shylock's daughter. She hates her father and married Lorenzo, A christian.
6	Lorenzo	Antonio and Bassanio's Friend. He married Shylock's daughter Jessica
7	Bassanio	A gentle man in Venice. He was a Friend of Antonio and a lover of portia
8	Nerissa	Portia's maid. She Marries Gratiano and escorts portia on Portia's trip to Venice by disgusing herself as her law clerk.
9	Launcelot Gobbo	Bassanio's Servant
10	The Prince of Morrocco	He want to marry Portia.He Chooses Gold casket but find inside it is a skull and a warning.
11	The Prince of Aragon	He also want to marry Portia and he chooses silver casket and finds the portrait of an idiot and another warning.
12	Salarino	A Venetian gentleman, and friend to antonio, Bassanio and lorenzo. He escorts the newly married Jessica and Lorenzo to Belmont, and returns with Bassanio and gratiano for Antonio's trial
13	Solanio	A Venetian gentleman
14	A Duke of Venice	The ruler of Venice, who presides over Antonio's trial
15	Old Gobbo	Launcelot's father, also a servant in Venice.
16	Tubal	A Jew in Venice and one of Shylock's friend
17	Doctor Bellario	A wealthy Lawyer and Portia's cousin.
18	Balthasar	Portia's servant, whom she dispatches to get the appropriate materials from Doctor Bellario.