# Gaoler — The Merchant of Venice character guide

> Gaoler in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Shylock Gaoler

**First appearance:** 0018-act-iii-scene-iii

## Who they are

The jailer who guards Antonio before the trial.

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