. The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, illustrated : embracing a life of the poet, and notes, original and selected. yol, i. e. An-thony Munday.) London: printed by Adam Islip, 159G. Declamation 95—Of a JewWho would for his debt have a pound of flesh of a Clirislian. VOL. II. 22 170 PERSONS REPRESENTED.* Dlke of Venice. Prince of Morocco, ) g^^.^^^,^ ^^ p^^^j^_ rrnice oi Arragon, ) Antoxio, the Merchant of Venice. Bassanio, his Friend. Salanio, \ SALAraxo, > Friends to Antonio and Bassanio Gratiano, j Lorenzo, in love tcith Jessica. Shylock, a Jc7C. Tubal, a Jew, his Friend. Launcelot


. The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, illustrated : embracing a life of the poet, and notes, original and selected. yol, i. e. An-thony Munday.) London: printed by Adam Islip, 159G. Declamation 95—Of a JewWho would for his debt have a pound of flesh of a Clirislian. VOL. II. 22 170 PERSONS REPRESENTED.* Dlke of Venice. Prince of Morocco, ) g^^.^^^,^ ^^ p^^^j^_ rrnice oi Arragon, ) Antoxio, the Merchant of Venice. Bassanio, his Friend. Salanio, \ SALAraxo, > Friends to Antonio and Bassanio Gratiano, j Lorenzo, in love tcith Jessica. Shylock, a Jc7C. Tubal, a Jew, his Friend. Launcelot Gorbo, a Clown, Servant to Shylock. Old Gobbo, Father to Launcelot. Salerio, a RIessenger from Venice. Leonardo, Servant to Bassanio. Balthazar, \ „ , ^ t> ^ c > Servants to rortia bXEPHANO, ) Portia, a rich , her , Daughter to Shylock. Magnifcocs rj/ Venice, Officers of the Court of Justice,Jailer, Servants, and other Attendants. SCENE, parthj at Venice, and parthj at Belmont, theSeat of Portia, on the Continent. This enumeration of the Dramatis Persoiioe is by Mr. :vy!AC^ OF WMC£ 171 MERCHANT OF VENICE. ACT I. Venice. A Street. Enter Antonio, Salakino, cmd Salanio. A7it. In sooth, I know not why I am so wearies me ; you say, it wearies you ;But how I caugiit it, found it, or came by it,What stuff tis made of, whereof it is born,I am to learn ; And such a want-wit sadness makes of I have much ado to know myself. Scdar. Your mind is tossing on the ocean ;There, where your argosies,^ with portly sail,—Like seigniors and rich burghers, on the , as it were, the pageants of the sea,—Do overpeer the petty courtsy to them, do them they fly by them with their woven wings. Salem. Believe me, sir, had I such venture forth,The better part of my affections AvouldBe with my hopes abroad. I should be stillPlucking the grass, to know where sits the wind ;Peering^in maps, for


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