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The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.
In Shakespeare's play, Portia is a wealthy heiress in Belmont. She is bound by a lottery outlined in her father's will, which allows potential suitors to choose one of three caskets made of gold, silver, and lead, respectively. If they choose the correct casket containing Portia's portrait and a scroll, they win her hand in marriage.
Nerissa may refer to: Nerissa (given name), a feminine given name; Nerissa, a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice; Mira, a wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae; Cepora nerissa, the common gull, a butterfly in the family Pieridae; HMS Nerissa (disambiguation) SS Nerissa, a number of ships of this name
Nerissa is Portia's maid in The Merchant of Venice. She marries Gratiano. She marries Gratiano. She disguises herself as a page when Portia disguises herself as a lawyer.
In Belmont, Portia is awash with suitors. Her father left a will stipulating each of her suitors must choose correctly from one of three caskets – one each of gold, silver and lead. If he picks the right casket, he gets Portia. Portia and her servant Nerissa discuss the various suitors, but Portia is not happy with any of them. I 3 Venice.
Jessica is the daughter of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (c. 1598).In the play, she elopes with Lorenzo, a penniless Christian, and a chest of her father's money, eventually ending up in Portia and Bassanio's household.
The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film based on William Shakespeare's play.It is the first full-length sound film in English of Shakespeare's play—other versions are videotaped productions that were made for television, including John Sichel's 1973 version and Jack Gold's 1980 BBC production.
[4] [5] Kitty Clive plays the travesti role of Portia with Mrs Pritchard as Nerissa. [1] March 14 – K. K. Theater an der Burg (Imperial Court Theatre) in Vienna opens. October 19 – David Garrick makes his London stage debut in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III. His performance quickly packs theaters. [6]