Tubal
a Jew, his friend
Launcelot Gobbo
the clown, servant to Shylock
Old Gobbo
father to Launcelot
Leonardo
servant to Bassiano
Balthasar
servant to Portia
Stephano
servant to Portia
Portia
a rich heiress
Nerissa
her waiting-maid
Jessica
daughter to Shylock
Magnificoes of Venice
officers of the court of justice, gaoler, servants to Portia, and other attendants
Scene: Partly at Venice, and partly at Belmont, the seat of Portia, on the Continent.