The Merchant of Venice
About this book
In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible--and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia cleverly intervenes, and all ends well (except of course for Shylock).
Subjects
- bibliography
- british and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)
- concordances
- criticism and interpretation
- drama
- drama in english shakespeare
- education
- english drama
- english drama (comedy)
- english literature
- english literature: shakespeare criticism
- english literature: shakespeare texts
- english literature, study and teaching
- english young adult drama
- examinations
- exercises
- fiction
- for national curriculum key stage 3
- history
- history and criticism
- jews
- jews in literature
- judíos
- juvenile drama
- juvenile literature
- literary criticism
- merchant of venice (shakespeare, william)
- moneylenders
- nonfiction
- outlines
- plays
- plays / drama
- prestamistas
- problems
- promptbooks
- quartos
- shakespeare
- shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, adaptations
- shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation
- shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, juvenile literature
- shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, merchant of venice
- shylock (fictitious character)
- sources
- study and teaching
- study guides
- syllabi
- teatro
- venecia (italia)
- venice (italy)
- william - texts