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Q: Who is Jessica's father in the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice?
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What Shakespeare play does 'it is a wise father that knows his own child' come from?

Launcelot Gobbo (a clown, first Shylock's servant and then Bassanio's) says this to Gobbo, his father in The Merchant of Venice (act 2 Scene 2). He has just encountered his father, who does not recognize him.


It's a wise father that knows his own child?

The quotes, 'It's a wise father that knows his own child', is from Shakespeare. It is from The Merchant of Venice.


You were born in Venice and your father was a merchant?

Jessica, daughter of Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'. Except that Shylock was not a merchant; he was a moneylender. Antonio was the merchant, and he had no children.


In a merchant of Venice who is cato?

Portia's father


Which of Shakespeare's plays include a father-daughter relationship?

Some of the plays are Pericles, King Lear, Merchant of Venice, Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Othello, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet.


Where did marco polos journey start?

Venice, Italy. He left with his father and his uncle at 17 years old to Asia. His father was a Venice merchant who went to China for trade.


What is the origin of the name Jessica?

The name Jessica is believed to have been created by William Shakespeare for his play The Merchant of Venice. In the play Jessica was a Jewish girl who fell in love with a Christian boy and elopes with him. Her father was Shylock, the villain of the story.


Which rout did Marco polo take?

He was 17 and went with his father to China to trade. His father had all ready been there and was trading with them. He was a Venice merchant so he took his son with him on the trip. Polo stayed 25 years before returning to Venice, Italy.


Which Italian traveled to china in the medieval period?

Marco Polo at 17 with his father a Venice merchant.


What were Shakespeare's parents jobs?

William's father, John Shakespeare, was a glover and leather merchant in Stratford -upon-AvonJohn Shakespeare made gloves and was a merchant of leather.Shakespears father was John Shakespeare, he was a Glover, a whittawer or a person who worked with white leather, a Farmer and later in life he became an Alderman. Source Wikipedia.


Why Marco polo decided to explore the land he explored?

He was 17 and his father was a Venice Merchant who had a trading relationship in China, so he went with his father to China.


What is Portia's surname in the Merchant of Venice?

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