| PORTIA | Character in 'The Merchant of Venice' who married Bassanio (6) |
| NERISSA | Maid in Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice who married Gratiano (7) |
| GRATIANO | Character in The Merchant of Venice who weds Nerissa (8) |
| LEAH | Mentioned only once in The Merchant of Venice, who was Shylock's wife? (4) |
| JESSICA | In The Merchant of Venice, who is Shylock's daughter? (7) |
| COLCHIS | In Greek mythology, it was the home of Medea and the destination of the Argonauts, a place of great wealth. In The Merchant of Venice (act 1, scene 1), Bassanio says, "Hang on her temples like a golde |
| RIALTO | It is a stone-arch bridge that crosses over the narrowest point of the Grand Canal in Venice. It is also the oldest bridge across that canal. In The Merchant of Venice (act 1, scene 3), Shylock says, |
| SHYLOCK | Jewish usurer in Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice who lends money to his Christian rival Antonio (7) |
| ANTONIO | Who is the title character in The Merchant of Venice? (7) |
| MARCOPOLO | A merchant of Venice who went exploring (5,4) |
| LORENZO | Character in The Merchant of Venice (7) |
| GOBBO | Launcelot, character in The Merchant of Venice (5) |
| ACTTWO | When Jessica leaves home, in "The Merchant of Venice" |
| ASAMAN | How Portia dresses in "The Merchant of Venice" |
| DUCATS | What Shylock loaned to Bassanio |
| DUCAT | Gold coin, three thousand of which are loaned to Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice |
| PORTIAS | Characters in "The Merchant of Venice" and "Julius Caesar" |
| LAUNCELOTGOBBO | Servant of Shylock and later of Bassanio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1596- 8) |
| BRITTEN | Composer of the operas Peter Grimes, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Death in Venice who founded the Aldeburgh festival with Peter Pears (7) |
| ANTONIOBOUND | in 1.3, Bassanio and Shylock are in the midst of negotiating a deal. Shylock wants "Three thousand for three months, and ___ ___." What else does Shylock want? |
