full length · drama

The Merchant of Venice

21 roles (0M / 0F / 21 any) · approx 126–174 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Portia	lead	117 speeches
Shylock	supporting	79 speeches
Bassanio	supporting	73 speeches
Gratiano	supporting	48 speeches
Lorenzo	supporting	47 speeches
Antonio	supporting	47 speeches
Launcelet	supporting	44 speeches
Nerissa	supporting	36 speeches
Salarino	minor	31 speeches
Jessica	minor	26 speeches
Gobbo	minor	19 speeches
Duke	minor	16 speeches
Solanio	minor	16 speeches
Tubal	minor	8 speeches
Prince Of Morocco	minor	7 speeches
Scene Ii	minor	4 speeches
Arragon	minor	4 speeches
Salerio	minor	4 speeches
Scene Iii	minor	3 speeches
Stephano	minor	3 speeches
Scene I. Venice	minor	3 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Salarino monologue (Act 1) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Gratiano monologue (Act 1) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Bassanio monologue (Act 1) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 1) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Shylock monologue (Act 1) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Shylock monologue (Act 1) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Prince Of Morocco monologue (Act 2) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Launcelet monologue (Act 2) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~2 min
Launcelet monologue (Act 2) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Prince Of Morocco monologue (Act 2) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~3 min
Arragon monologue (Act 2) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~2 min
Shylock monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Shylock monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Bassanio monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~2 min
Bassanio monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Bassanio monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 3) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Duke monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Shylock monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Antonio monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Shylock monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Antonio monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Portia monologue (Act 4) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Lorenzo monologue (Act 5) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min
Bassanio monologue (Act 5) — The Merchant of Venice dramatic · ~1 min