| NERISSA | In The Merchant of Venice, Portia's waiting-woman who marries Gratiano (7) |
| SIRORACLE | In 1.1, Gratiano is speaking to Antonio and trying to bolster him with humour when he says, "Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit, As who should say, 'I am ___ ___, And when I ope my lips let no dog b |
| 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 |
| SHYLOCK | Who is the father of Jessica in The Merchant of Venice? (7) |
| PIGEONS | These birds (about 250 known species) occur worldwide except in the coldest regions and the most remote islands. They all strut about with a characteristic bobbing of the head. In The Merchant of Veni |
| ANTONIO | Who is the title character in The Merchant of Venice? (7) |
| JESSICA | In The Merchant of Venice, who is Shylock's daughter? (7) |
| OFMERCY | Start of a famous speech by Portia in The Merchant of Venice (3,7,2,5) |
| ORPHEUS | He is an ancient Greek legendary hero endowed with superhuman musical skills. He also became the patron of a religious movement based on sacred writings said to be his own. In The Merchant of Venice ( |
| SALANIO | Friend of Antonio in "The Merchant of Venice" |
| LORENZO | Friend to Antonio and Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice (7) |
| ALOTTERY | In 1.2, Portia's waiting woman Nerissa talks about Portia's father devising a system so that Portia may choose a husband. What is she talking about? |
| PORTIAS | Characters in "The Merchant of Venice" and "Julius Caesar" |
| BELMONT | Where is Portia's estate located? |
| BALTHASAR | Portia's masculine alter ego in The Merchant of Venice |
| BASSANIO | Portia's lover in The Merchant of Venice (8) |
| 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, |
| WARBRIDE | Any woman who marries a serviceman from another country during a time of armed conflict (3,5) |
| CHARMIAN | Cleopatra's chief waiting woman in Antony and Cleopatra (8) |
| GOLDDIGGER | Woman who marries for money (4,6) |
