| NERISSA | Waiting-woman of Portia in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| BASSANIO | Lover of Portia in the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (8) |
| ANTONIO | The title character in the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (7) |
| PORTIA | Heroine of the William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (6) |
| TUBAL | Wealthy Jewish friend of Shylock in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| SOLANIO | Friend, with Salarino, of Antonio in Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (7) |
| SHYLOCK | Usurer in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (7) |
| LORENZO | Character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice in love with Shylock's daughter Jessica |
| GOBBO | Launcelot, clown in Shakespeare's play The Merchant Of Venice (5) |
| VENICE | Shakespeare play, The Merchant of ... (6) |
| OFMERCY | Start of a famous speech by Portia in The Merchant of Venice (3,7,2,5) |
| THEQUALITY | Start of a famous speech by Portia in The Merchant of Venice (3,7,2,5) |
| 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? |
| MARIA | Olivia's waiting woman in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night (5) |
| POLO | Mounted play The Merchant of Venice (4) |
| CHARMIAN | Cleopatra's chief waiting woman in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (8) |
| APPLICATOR | Clap Portia in play one puts on |
| PATIO | Right away, abandoned Portia in area outside (5) |
| DEROSSI | Former name of Portia Degeneres. |
| PERSONALATTENDANT | Waiting woman |
