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Interview with Andrew French
What was your first impression of the character of Gratiano, and how did that change as the season progressed? Answer
How have the specific acting conditions in the Globe Theatre affected or influenced your performance? Answer
How do you think Gratiano's behaviour in the trial scene contributes to the audience's understanding of that scene as a whole? Answer
How have the audience at the Globe reacted to Gratiano's anti-Semitism? Answer
Why do you think Shakespeare gave Gratiano the last lines of the play? Answer
Actors often talk about their character's journey through a play. What do you think is Gratiano's journey? Do you think his character changes or develops during the course of the play? Answer
Gratiano does not gain in wealth or status through his marriage to Nerissa. How does this compare with the marriages of the other characters in the play? Answer
You've said that Gratiano is one of the most, or the most interesting male character in the play apart from Shylock, how would you justify that viewpoint? Answer
What do you think is Gratiano's function in the play? Answer
Do you think The Merchant of Venice is an anti-Semitic play? Answer