# Bassanio — Poetry character guide

> Bassanio in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0091-i-portia

## Who they are

A character from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

## In the story

### [Impressions de Théâtre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/impressions-de-th-tre)

Appears in the Portia poem as the bold suitor who risks all for the lead casket.

### [Written at the Lyceum Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/written-at-the-lyceum-theatre)

Referenced as bold in risking all on the lead casket.

### [I: Portia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/i-portia)

Mentioned as the bold suitor who risked all on the lead casket.

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