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'''Portia Monty''': Is the central female character in The Merchant of Venice. She disguises herself as a lawyer in an attempt to thwart Shylock's attempt on Antonio's life.
 
'''Arlecchino''': Italian forname of "harlequin," "a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the ''Commedia dell'Arte'')."<br>
'''Stephano Arlecchino''': From William Shakespeare's ''The Tempest''. Form of Stefano, "crown."<br>
'''Quickly Arlecchino''': "with speed," "rapidly," "very soon." Mistress Quickly was a character is Shakespeare's Histories Henry IV part I, Henry IV part ii, and Henry V. She owned a tavern.<br>
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'''Katherina Amantes''': Latin form of Katherine, "pure," Bianca's older sister.<br>
 
'''Pantalone''': (Italian and Spanish word for trousers, slacks, breeches, pants).<br>
'''Proteus Pantalone''': In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god - whose name suggests the "first", as protogonos (πρωτόγονος) is the "primordial" or the "firstborn".<br>
'''Julia Pantalone''': Julia is usually a woman's given name or a surname. It is of Latin origin and means "youthful," she is Proteus's lover in "Two Gentlemen of Verona."<br>
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