In the opening scene of this work, one character a
In the opening scene of this work, one character asks "Why should a man whose blood is warm within / Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?" after Salerio and Solanio fail to cheer up the title character.  Another character reunites with his blind father after identifying Margery as his mother, while Gratiano falls in love with Nerissa on a trip to Belmont. In Act 2, the Prince of Morocco and the Prince of Aragon both lose their chance to marry a rich widow by opening the wrong caskets. In Act 4, one character impersonates a doctor named Balthasar, and delivers a speech beginning "The quality of mercy is not strained." FTP, name this play featuring Portia, Antonio, and Shylock.
In the opening scene of this work, one character asks "Why should a man whose blood is warm within / Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?"
The Merchant of Venice