Shylock

Shylock was a character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.

While briefly held captive and forced to become Saladin's storyteller in 1190, Barbara Wright considered The Merchant of Venice among a list of tales she which she felt might divert and entertain him. She thought she could "slightly change" it by making Shylock a Syrian or an Arab to bring the story "closer to Saladin's understanding and provide him with a character with whom he could sympathize". (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Crusaders) In the original play, Shylock's home was the titular city of Venice. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)

William Shakespeare

Identities

Golden Emperor • Francis Bacon • Christopher Marlowe • Richard III

Works

Anthony and Cleopatra • As You Like It • Cardenio • Cymbeline • Hamlet • Henry IV, Part 1 • Henry V • Henry VI, Part 1 • Henry VI, Part 2 • Henry VI, Part 3 • Henry VIII • Julius Caesar • King Lear • Love's Labour's Lost • Love's Labour's Won • Macbeth • The Merchant of Venice • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Mischief Night, or As You Please • Othello • Richard III • Romeo and Juliet • The Taming of the Shrew • The Tempest • Titus Andronicus • Troilus and Cressida • Twelfth Night • The Two Gentlemen of Verona • The Winter's Tale

Collections	Shakespeare Notebooks • Complete Works of Shakespeare

Television	The Prosperos • EastEnders

Characters

Angelo • Falstaff • Isabella • Nick Bottom • Puck

As You Like It	Peri Brown • Clown • Duke Senior • Frederick • Jaques • Time Lord

Cymbeline	Cymbeline • Doctor • Helen • Iachimo • Imogen • Posthumus • Queen

Hamlet	Clown • Grathnave • Hamlet • Hamlet's father • Hamlet's mother • Hamlet's uncle • Horatio • Magician • Medic • Yorick

Henry IV, Part 1	George, Duke of Clarence • Henry IV

Henry V	The Chorus • Henry V • Warlike Doctor

Henry VI, Part 1	Henry VI

Henry VI, Part 2	Henry VI

King Lear	Cordelia • Lear

Love's Labour's Lost	Costard

Macbeth	Banquo • The Doctor • Doctor • Donalbain • Duncan • Fleance • Gentlewoman • Jamie • Lenox • Macbeth • Lady Macbeth • Macduff • Lady Macduff • Macduff's children • Malcolm • Menteith • Porter • Rosse • Servant • Siward • Weird Sisters • Zoe

The Merchant of Venice	Shylock

A Midsummer Night's Dream	The Lion • Pyramus • Thisbe • Titania

Richard III	Edward IV • Edward of Westminster • George, Duke of Clarence • Margaret of Anjou • Anne Neville • Princes in the Tower (Edward • Richard) • Richard III • Henry Stafford • Henry Tudor • Elizabeth Woodville

Romeo and Juliet	Apothecary • Capulet • Juliet Capulet • Juliet Capulet (Teselecta) • Lady Capulet • Chief Watchman • The Doctor • Friar Laurence • Mercutio • Montague • Romeo Montague • Romeo Montague (clone) • Lady Montague • Juliet's nurse • Paris • Paris (Nestene duplicate) • Amy Pond • Rory • Rosaline • Tybalt • Tybalt (Zygon) • Watchman

The Taming of the Shrew	Kate • Petruchio

The Tempest	Alonso • Antonio • Ariel • Caliban • Ferdinand • Miranda • Prospero • Stephano • Sycorax • Trinculo

Twelfth Night	Andrew Aguecheek • Toby Belch • Feste • Malvolio • Olivia • Orsino • Sebastian • Viola

Relatives

Anne Hathaway (wife) • Susanna (daughter) • Judith (daughter) • Hamnet (son)

Life

Stratford-upon-Avon • Globe Theatre

Legacy

Shakespeare's Playing Space • Shakespeare's Shrew