Act 5

• 1. Found in Belmont

  • Portia and Nerissa return home at night to find Lorenzo and Jessica in Belmont
• 2. Berated

  • When their husbands arrive, Portia and Nerissa criticise them for giving away their rings
• 3. Revealed

  • Eventually, they reveal themselves as the lawyers from the trial
• 4. Good news

  • Antonio receives news that his ships have returned safely after all
• 5. Marriages


  The play ends as the three couples prepare to celebrate their marriages