Portia
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Portia is a wealthy, intelligent, and quick-witted heiress in Shakespeare’s play "The Merchant of Venice," renowned for her resourcefulness and famous courtroom disguise as a male lawyer.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portia in "The Merchant of Venice" | 1 |
| Portia in The Merchant of Venice | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Merchant of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender disguise
ⓘ
justice ⓘ law and equity ⓘ marriage and loyalty ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| boundBy | father’s will ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
eloquent ⓘ intelligent ⓘ learned in law (disguised) ⓘ quick-witted ⓘ resourceful ⓘ strategic thinker ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguiseAs |
Balthazar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
male lawyer ⓘ |
| employerOf | Nerissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine | “The quality of mercy is not strained” ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Belmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAct | Act I of The Merchant of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Nerissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter |
Antonio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bassanio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | motifs from Italian novelle (disputed, general influence) ⓘ |
| involvedIn | trial over Antonio’s bond ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRoleInDisguise | doctor of laws ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Bassanio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courtroom scene in The Merchant of Venice
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disguising herself as a male lawyer ⓘ “quality of mercy” speech ⓘ |
| occupation | heiress ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter | Shylock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
heroine
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| selectionBy | casket test ⓘ |
| workAuthor | The Merchant of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portia in The Merchant of Venice
this entity surface form:
Portia in "The Merchant of Venice"