Published:1596-1597 English fiction drama masculine LCSH Dramatis Personae The DUKE OF VENICE. The PRINCE OF MOROCCO,The PRINCE OF ARRAGON suitors to Portia. ANTONIO a merchant of Venice. BASSANIO his friend,suitor likewise to Portia. SALANIO,SALARINO,GRATIANO,SALERIO friends to Antonio and Bassanio. LORENZO in love with Jessica. SHYLOCK a rich Jew. TUBAL a Jew,his friend. LAUNCELOT GOBBO the clown,servant to SHYLOCK OLD GOBBO father to Launcelot. LEONARDO servant to BASSANIO BALTHASAR,STEPHANO servants to PORTIA. PORTIA a rich heiress. NERISSA her waiting-maid. JESSICA daughter to SHYLOCK Magnificoes of Venice,Officers of the Court of Justice, Gaoler.Servants to Portia,and other Attendants. [Scene:Partly at Venice,and partly at Belmont,the seat of PORTIA,on the Continent.] ACTI SCENE I.Venice.A street. Enter ANTONIO,SALARINO,and SALANIO ANTONIO In sooth,I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me;you say it wearies you; But how I caught it,found it,or came by it, What stuff'tis made of,whereof it is born, I am to learn;Published: 1596-1597 English fiction drama masculine LCSH Dramatis Personae The DUKE OF VENICE. The PRINCE OF MOROCCO, The PRINCE OF ARRAGON } suitors to Portia. ANTONIO a merchant of Venice. BASSANIO his friend, suitor likewise to Portia. SALANIO, SALARINO, GRATIANO, SALERIO } friends to Antonio and Bassanio. LORENZO in love with Jessica. SHYLOCK a rich Jew. TUBAL a Jew, his friend. LAUNCELOT GOBBO the clown, servant to SHYLOCK. OLD GOBBO father to Launcelot. LEONARDO servant to BASSANIO. BALTHASAR, STEPHANO } servants to PORTIA. PORTIA a rich heiress. NERISSA her waiting-maid. JESSICA daughter to SHYLOCK. Magnificoes of Venice, Officers of the Court of Justice, Gaoler, Servants to Portia, and other Attendants. [Scene: Partly at Venice, and partly at Belmont, the seat of PORTIA, on the Continent.] ACT I SCENE I. Venice. A street. Enter ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SALANIO ANTONIO In sooth, I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born, I am to learn;