The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice >> Petruchio. the taming of the shrew polonius. hamlet portia. the merchant of venice prince hal character prospero. the tempest puck. a midsummer night’s dream queen mab. romeo and. Balthasar the servant whom portia sends to her cousin. dr. The Merchant of Venice from firstfolio.org A friend of antonio and bassanio. Jessica also functions as a sympathetic jewish character and therefore as a kind of foil to the villainous shylock. The duke of venice knows that he cannot risk venice’s livelihood by denying shylock’s suit. but is less than happy.