# Prince of Morocco — The Merchant of Venice character guide

> Prince of Morocco in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Moor

**First appearance:** 0006-act-ii-scene-i

## Who they are

A suitor who chooses the gold casket and fails.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merchant_of_venice_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii)

The Prince of Morocco is announced as a new suitor arriving that night, though Portia expresses reluctance about his complexion and character.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merchant_of_venice_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

A suitor who defends his complexion and boasts of his bravery, ready to choose a casket.

### [Scene VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merchant_of_venice_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-vii)

Chooses the gold casket based on its outward show and the promise of gaining what many men desire, but finds a death's head inside and loses his chance to marry Portia.

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