Antonio (The Merchant of Venice) to an individual's sexual identity but only to specific sexual acts any individual might engage in. As Bray writes: "To talk of an individual of this period as being or not being 'a homosexual' is an anachronism and ruinously misleading. The temptation to debauchery, from which homosexuality was not clearly distinguished, was accepted as part of the common lot ... homosexuality [as understood in 15th-century England] was a sin 'to which men's natural corruption and viciousness [were] prone' " (16–17, Rainolds qtd. in Bray, 17). Antonio (The Merchant of Venice) Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of
The 37's not seeing the cities was detrimental to the overall episode, Taylor did not think the compromise was "a big deal." Casting for "The 37's" was done by Junie Lowry-Johnson, C.S.A., and Ron Surma. Lowry-Johnson was familiar with guest star Sharon Lawrence from their work together on "NYPD Blue". Lawrence later expressed the belief that the qualities of her "NYPD Blue" character ("somebody who had … a professional strength about them") was what clinched her role as Amelia Earhart. The actress was excited to be portraying a version of Earhart, saying that she relishes the professional relationships roles like these have—as