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Watch a scene between Shylock and Portia from Shakespeare's “The Merchant of Venice”

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Scene from the motion picture "Romeo and Juliet" with Olivia Hussey (Juliet) and Leonard Whiting (Romeo), 1968; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

All the World’s a Stage: 6 Places in Shakespeare, Then and Now

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

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9 Worst Generals in History

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7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

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What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Portia: References & Edit History

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role in “The Merchant of Venice”
- In The Merchant of Venice

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Gloria Lotha

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Shakespeare Online - Portia.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 10, 2020
	Add new Web site: PlayShakespeare.com - Portia.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 10, 2020
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Sep 09, 2005
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 04, 1999