Presenter: Portia, one of theatre’s strongest heroines ... She’s a menace to the men of Venice, winning with her wits and not with her… good looks. She’s bored of her situation and she ...

The main characters in The Merchant of Venice are: Shylock, Antonio, Bassanio and Portia. The secondary characters are: Nerissa, Gratiano, Jessica, Salerio and Solanio. When writing about ...

Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

This is precisely what Michael Kahn, aged 29, has done with The Merchant of Venice now in view at the ... turn this scene into something "dark" or "black". Much of the responsibility here falls ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in ...

Portia arrives to Antonio's trial disguised as Balthazar, a lawyer. Portai has each party stand forth and questions them. Having asked if Antonio acknowledges the contract he made with Shylock and ...

The Merchant of Venice is not exactly William ... but even Antonio is forced to admit that if the younger man can pull it off, Portia (Lynn Collins)--a princess who's been left a fortune in ...