| NATALIE | Merchant of music |
| 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 |
| LAUNCELOTGOBBO | Servant of Shylock and later of Bassanio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1596- 8) |
| FLORENCE | It was founded as a Roman military colony about the 1st century BCE. It is the capital of Tuscany. In The Taming of the Shrew (act 1, scene 1), Lucentio says, "A merchant of great traffic through the |
| PORTIA | Heroine of "Merchant of Venice" |
| SHYLOCK | Main antagonist of The Merchant of Venice |
| FORI | "___ did dream of money-bags tonight" ("The Merchant of Venice" line about how a tournament leader s |
| SALANIO | Friend of Antonio in "The Merchant of Venice" |
| EER | "No bed shall ___ be guilty of my stay" ("The Merchant of Venice") |
| ANTONIO | Name of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice (7) |
| BASSANIO | Lover of Portia in the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (8) |
| LORENZO | Character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, husband of Jessica (7) |
| TRAGI | Prefix to 'comedy' (Genre of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice) |
| SOLANIO | Friend, with Salarino, of Antonio in Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (7) |
| TRAGICOMEDIES | Perverse plays of humour and sadness e.g. The Merchant of Venice (13) |
| HELLODOLLY | 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers |
| FLOCK | 'I am a tainted wether of the ___' (Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice (1596-8) |
| ENTREPRENEUR | The risk-taking, moneymaking producer of The Merchant of Venice, for instance (12) |
| 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, |
| 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 |
