This character rejects princes from Morocco and Arragon after they select gold and silver chests. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this character who marries Bassanio and is accompanied by her lady-in-waiting, Nerissa. Later, while disguised as the lawyer Balthazar, this character gives the “quality of mercy” speech.
ANSWER: Portia (“POR-shuh”)
[10e] Portia appears in a Shakespeare play titled for this city. Antonio, the play’s title “Merchant of [this city],” promises Shylock a pound of flesh in exchange for a loan of 3,000 ducats.
ANSWER: Venice [accept The Merchant of Venice]
[10m] This play may have inspired Shakespeare to write The Merchant of Venice. This Christopher Marlowe play’s title character is Barabas, who dies after falling into a boiling cauldron.
ANSWER: The Jew of Malta [or The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta]
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