Portia is a female protagonist in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia – the daughter of Cato the Younger – a
Portia by John Everett Millais, 1886
Portia (1888) by Henry Woods
La belle Portia (1886) Alexandre Cabanel
Portia and Shylock, by Thomas Sully
The Merchant of Venice
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The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dea
Portia (The Merchant of Venice)
…Portia is a female protagonist in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia – the daughter of Cato the Younger – as well…
Title page of the first quarto (1600)
Gilbert's Shylock After the Trial, an illustration to The Merchant of Venice
A depiction of Jessica, from The Graphic Gallery of Shakespeare's Heroines
The title page from a 1565 printing of Giovanni Fiorentino's 14th-century tale Il Pecorone