Portia
from Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown;
His sceptre shows the…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
Play is in the public domain.
Author(s)
Character Name
Portia
Source Title
Merchant of Venice
Source Type
Act / Scene
Act IV, sc. 1
Setting
A court of justice
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
TEEN
20s - EARLY
20s - LATE
30s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
STANDARD AMERICAN
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