The Merchant of Venice is regarded as a tragic comedy.
The main
character is the merchant, Antonio who fails and becomes indebted to the
merciless moneylender, Shylock. Antonio’s
friend Bassanio has
borrowed money from Antonio in order to woo Portia, the beautiful
resident of Belmont and it is the reason why Antonio has fallen prey to
Shylock. The other main characters are Jessica, the daughter of Shylock, and
Lorenzo and Gratiano, associates and friends of Bassanio. Read here.
