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Gratiano
Brother of the Venetian senator, Brabantio. (Shakespeare:
Othello.) Also a character in The Merchant of Venice, who
“talks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice.”
He is one of Bassanio's friends, and when the latter marries Portia,
Gratiano marries Nerissa, Portia's maid.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Gratiano from Infoplease:
- Gratiano - Gratiano Brother of the Venetian senator, Brabantio. (Shakespeare: Othello.) Also a character in ...
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- William Shakespeare: Othello, Act V - Here, stand behind this bulk; straight will he come: Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home: Quick, quick; fear nothing; I'll be at thy elbow: It
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