<Li> Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew </Li> <Li> Launce in Two Gentlemen of Verona--Launce is simple and pastoral . There is no mention of specific dress, or any indications of his or Speed's being a domestic fool or jester . </Li> <Li> Launcelot Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice--Nowhere in the play does Gobbo do anything that qualifies him as an official fool or jester . Still, he is considered as such, perhaps because he is called a "patch" and a fool, and also because of his (and his father's) malapropisms ("This is the very defect of the matter sir," "Tears exhibit my tongue"). It is possible that these terms refer rather to the idea of the clown . Either way, Gobbo is proof that Shakespeare did not necessarily constantly discriminate in his qualifications of clowns, fools, and jesters . </Li> <Li> Lavache in All's Well That Ends Well--similar to Touchstone, he is a domestic fool, considered by modern terms one of Shakespeare's least funny clowns, as his speech is bitter and his wit dark . </Li>

Who play the part of the fool in the merchant of venice