Overview
Character Name
Nerissa
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Venice, 16th century
Analysis
20s to 30s. Nerissa is heiress Portia’s fun-loving and clever handmaiden. She is sometimes portrayed as a maid, and sometimes as a waiting gentlewoman. She both waits on Portia and also seems to have some status, as she and Portia share a double-wedding. Nerissa is
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