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• The Merchant of Venice: Dramatis PersonÆ.
• Act I.
• Scene I.—: Venice. a Street.
• Scene II.—: Belmont. a Room Inportia’shouse.
• Scene III.—: Venice. a Public Place.
• Act II.
• Scene I.—: Belmont. a Room Inportia’shouse.
• Scene II.—: Venice. a Street.
• Scene III.—: The Same. a Room Inshylock’shouse.
• Scene IV.—: The Same. a Street.
• Scene V.—: The Same. Beforeshylock’shouse.
• Scene VI.—: The Same.
• Scene VII.—: Belmont. a Room Inportia’shouse.
• Scene VIII.—: Venice. a Street.
• Scene IX.—: Belmont. a Room Inportia’shouse.
• Act III.
• Scene I.—: Venice. a Street.
• Scene II.—: Belmont. a Room Inportia’shouse.
• Scene III.—: Venice. a Street.
• Scene IV.—: Belmont. a Room Inportia’shouse.
• Scene V.—: The Same. a Garden.
• Act IV.
• Scene I.—: Venice. a Court of Justice.
• Scene II.—: The Same. a Street.
• Act V.
• Scene I.—: Belmont. the Avenue Toportia’shouse.

Scene II.—

The Same. A Street.

EnterPortiaandNerissa.

Por.

Inquire the Jew’s house out, give him this deed,

And let him sign it. We’ll away to-night,

And be a day before our husbands home:

This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo.

EnterGratiano.

Gra.

Fair sir, you are well o’erta’en.

My Lord Bassanio upon more advice

Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat

Your company at dinner.

Por.

That cannot be:

His ring I do accept most thankfully;

And so, I pray you, tell him: furthermore,

I pray you, show my youth old Shylock’s house.

Gra.

That will I do.

Ner.

Sir, I would speak with you.

[Aside toPortia.] I’ll see if I can get my husband’s ring,

Which I did make him swear to keep for ever.

Por.

Thou mayst, I warrant. We shall have old swearing

That they did give the rings away to men;

But we’ll outface them, and outswear them too.

Away! make haste: thou know’st where I will tarry.

Ner.

Come, good sir, will you show me to this house?

[Exeunt.

ACT V.