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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Merchant of Venice
[I, 1]

(stage directions)

60

[Enter BASSANIO, LORENZO, and GRATIANO]

2

Merchant of Venice
[I, 1]

Salanio

61

Here comes Bassanio, your most noble kinsman,
Gratiano and Lorenzo. Fare ye well:
We leave you now with better company.

3

Merchant of Venice
[I, 1]

Antonio

82

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano;
A stage where every man must play a part,
And mine a sad one.

4

Merchant of Venice
[I, 1]

Lorenzo

111

Well, we will leave you then till dinner-time:
I must be one of these same dumb wise men,
For Gratiano never lets me speak.

5

Merchant of Venice
[I, 1]

(stage directions)

119

[Exeunt GRATIANO and LORENZO]

6

Merchant of Venice
[I, 1]

Bassanio

121

Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more
than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two
grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you
shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you
have them, they are not worth the search.

7

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

Bassanio

679

You may do so; but let it be so hasted that supper
be ready at the farthest by five of the clock. See
these letters delivered; put the liveries to making,
and desire Gratiano to come anon to my lodging.

8

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

(stage directions)

736

[Enter GRATIANO]

9

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

Bassanio

741

Gratiano!

10

Merchant of Venice
[II, 2]

Bassanio

745

Why then you must. But hear thee, Gratiano;
Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice;
Parts that become thee happily enough
And in such eyes as ours appear not faults;
But where thou art not known, why, there they show
Something too liberal. Pray thee, take pain
To allay with some cold drops of modesty
Thy skipping spirit, lest through thy wild behavior
I be misconstrued in the place I go to,
And lose my hopes.

11

Merchant of Venice
[II, 4]

(stage directions)

799

[Enter GRATIANO, LORENZO, SALARINO, and SALANIO]

12

Merchant of Venice
[II, 4]

Lorenzo

829

Meet me and Gratiano
At Gratiano's lodging some hour hence.

13

Merchant of Venice
[II, 6]

(stage directions)

908

[Enter GRATIANO and SALARINO, masqued]

14

Merchant of Venice
[II, 6]

Antonio

978

Fie, fie, Gratiano! where are all the rest?
'Tis nine o'clock: our friends all stay for you.
No masque to-night: the wind is come about;
Bassanio presently will go aboard:
I have sent twenty out to seek for you.

15

Merchant of Venice
[II, 8]

Salarino

1072

Why, man, I saw Bassanio under sail:
With him is Gratiano gone along;
And in their ship I am sure Lorenzo is not.

16

Merchant of Venice
[III, 2]

(stage directions)

1363

[Enter BASSANIO, PORTIA, GRATIANO, NERISSA, and Attendants]

17

Merchant of Venice
[III, 2]

Bassanio

1581

And do you, Gratiano, mean good faith?

18

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

(stage directions)

1930

[Enter the DUKE, the Magnificoes, ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO, SALERIO, and others]

19

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 1]

Bassanio

2408

Go, Gratiano, run and overtake him;
Give him the ring, and bring him, if thou canst,
Unto Antonio's house: away! make haste.
[Exit Gratiano]
Come, you and I will thither presently;
And in the morning early will we both
Fly toward Belmont: come, Antonio.

20

Merchant of Venice
[IV, 2]

(stage directions)

2421

[Enter GRATIANO]