The characters in The Merchant of Venice

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The characters in The Merchant of Venice

Type in the name of the book you have read.

Lorenzo

Type the main events of the book, classifying them in: events from the beginning, events from the middle, and events from the end of the book.

Describe the story visually. Add a representative picture for each of them.

Antonio and Bassanio's friend

in love with Jessica

Launcelot

In contrast to the main idea, the theme is the message, lesson or moral of the book.

Some tips to find out the theme of the book easier:

• Try to find it while you are reading. It may be stated or implied.
• Think about how the characters reacted to obstacles.
• Think about the important decisions that the characters made.
• Think about the characters growing or changing throughout the book.

Jessica's servant and friend

Shylock's servant

Jessica

in love with Lorenzo

hates living with her father

Shylock's daughter

Take notes while you read the book. Write here your favorite quotes from the book.

Shylock

Take notes while you read the book. Type here the resources, books, or websites that the author mentioned and you want to check out later.

Jessica's father

hates Antonio very much

successful moneylender

Gratiano

in love with Nerissa

Bassanio's loyal friend

Nerissa

in love with Gratiano

has a good sense of humour

Portia's maid and friend

The main idea is what the book is mostly about.

Some tips to find out the main idea of a book easier:

• Read the title.
• Look for the text features.
• Figure out if you are reading a fiction or a non fiction book.
• Think about some examples that support this idea.

Portia

Type the names of the book characters. Start with the main character.

Draw arrows to represent the relationship between them and if it is possible write on them what they represent for each other (if they are relatives, friends, lovers, enemies etc.)

the heroine of the story

in love with Bassanio

rich, clever and beautiful

Bassanio

What is the reason why the author wrote the book?

in love with Portia

Antonio's best friend

António

Who is the author of the book? Type in his/her name.

a very good friend

rich merchant