This character describes a Neapolitan as "a colt indeed, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse".
This character describes a Neapolitan as "a colt indeed, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse". Later, she orders the playing of a song which opens by asking "Tell me, where is fancy bred?" First appearing in Belmont, this character later describes an entity which "is twice blest", blessing "him that gives and him that takes", and which "droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven" in her most famous speech, which begins "the (*) quality of mercy is not strained". She spends much of the last two acts with her maid Nerissa, disguised as the lawyer Balthazar. Her portrait is hidden in a lead cask, which is correctly chosen by her suitor Bassanio. For 10 points, identify this heiress who finds a loophole in the contract between Antonio and Shylock, the heroine of The Merchant of Venice.
This character describes a Neapolitan as "a colt indeed, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse".
Portia