# Shylock — The Merchant of Venice character guide

> Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** old Shylock, the Jew

**First appearance:** 0004-act-i-scene-iii

## Who they are

A Jewish moneylender who demands a pound of flesh from Antonio as bond.

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