# Old Gobbo — The Merchant of Venice character guide

> Old Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gobbo

**First appearance:** 0007-act-ii-scene-ii

## Who they are

Launcelot's blind father who brings a gift to Bassanio.

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