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  1. BOOK REVIEW: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

    The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Get Speechify to make any book an Audiobook This story hinges on the (now proverbial) pound of flesh. Bassanio is a poor gentleman in love with a rich lady, Portia. While Bassanio is upfront with Portia about his poverty…

  2. Book review -- THE MERCHANT OF VENCIE By William Shakespeare

    THE MERCHANT OF VENICE By William Shakespeare Probably written between 1595-1598. Comments by Bob Corbett May 2009. General Note: In January 2009 I decided that I'd like to go back and read all the plays of William Shakespeare, perhaps one a month if that works out. I hadn't read a Shakespeare play since 1959, 50 years ago!

  3. A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

    Plot summary. There are two main plot strands to The Merchant of Venice, both closely intertwined. The first involves Portia, the wealthy heiress of Belmont, who decides that she will marry whichever suitor picks the right casket when faced with a choice of three (made of gold, silver, and lead). The second involves a loan the Jewish ...

  4. Book Review: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

    If you like drama and a revenge plot, "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare is a great play to read! As the citizens of Venice compete for advantageous marriages, wealth, and status, a moneylender is intent on a deadly revenge. Mistrust and resentment thrive in Shakespeare's dark comedy "The Merchant of Venice.".

  5. Merchant Of Venice Book Review

    The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1596-97. The play is set in the late 15th century and tells the story of a merchant, Antonio, who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, to help his friend Bassanio win the hand of Portia. When Antonio can't repay the loan, Shylock demands ...

  6. The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1596-97 and printed in a quarto edition in 1600 from an authorial manuscript or copy of one.. Bassanio, a noble but penniless Venetian, asks his wealthy merchant friend Antonio for a loan so that Bassanio can undertake a journey to woo the heiress Portia.Antonio, whose money is invested in foreign ventures ...

  7. The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with ...

  8. The Merchant of Venice Study Guide

    Shakespeare's late romance, The Tempest (1510-1) takes the form of a "revenge tragedy averted," beginning with the revenge plot but ending happily. Merchant of Venice might be described as a revenge tragedy barely averted, as Portia swoops into the courtroom scene and saves Antonio from Shylock.

  9. The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice. Learn more about the play, its language, and its history from the experts behind our edition. About Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice An introduction to the plot, themes, and characters in the play. Reading Shakespeare's Language A guide for understanding Shakespeare's words, sentences, and wordplay

  10. Book Review: The Merchant of Venice: New Critical Essays

    Book Review: The Merchant of Venice: New Critical Essays. Book Review: The Merchant of Venice: New Critical Essays. Based on: The Merchant of Venice: New Critical Essays. Edited by Mahon John W. and Mahon Ellen Macleod. New York: Routledge, 2002. ISBN -415-92999-7. Pp. xiv + 456. $95.00.

  11. The Merchant of Venice Full Text and Analysis

    Bassanio, a Venetian merchant and prodigious spender, seeks to marry Portia, a rich heiress. In order to travel to Portia's castle and win her hand, Bassanio must borrow money from Antonio, a rich merchant and good friend. However, because Antonio's money is tied up in ships at sea, he must take a dangerous bond from Shylock: if he cannot ...

  12. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Plot Summary

    At Belmont, the Prince of Morocco arrives to try his luck at the riddle of the caskets. He chooses incorrectly (gold), and leaves in defeat. Meanwhile, in Venice, Lorenzo, a friend of Bassanio's, has fallen in love with Shylock's daughter, Jessica. One night, when Shylock goes out, Jessica steals a large sum of money from her father and elopes ...

  13. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

    A deceptively simple graphic novel on the surface, this volume begs for multiple readings on a closer level, at the same time acting as a wonderful introduction to the original. Easily on a par with his stellar adaptation of Beowulf (2007), it's a captivating, smartly executed work.

  14. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

    Share your opinion of this book. A graphic-novel treatment of Shakespeare that fails miserably where others have succeeded. In this brutally savaged graphic adaptation of the play, the Bard's lines have been transformed into conversational banality ("How is it going, Shylock?"; That goes for me too!) within often-misplaced dialogue balloons.

  15. The Merchant of Venice

    Synopsis: Antonio, the merchant in The Merchant of Venice, secures a loan from Shylock for his friend Bassanio, who seeks to court Portia.Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, recalls past insults from Antonio and, instead of asking interest on the loan, asks instead—in what he calls a "merry sport"—that if the loan is not repaid, Antonio will owe a pound of his own flesh.

  16. Book Review

    The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare follows the story of Bassanio, who needs money to woo the wealthy Portia. He receives a loan from the Jewish moneylender Shylock, with Antonio as the guarantor. As collateral, Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh if the loan is not repaid. Meanwhile, Portia's father's will requires suitors to choose among three caskets to win her hand in ...

  17. The Merchant of Venice Translation

    The Merchant of Venice Translation Table of Contents. When Antonio obtains a loan of money from Shylock to help his friend Bassanio woo the wealthy Portia, Shylock makes a stark bargain. If Antonio fails to pay Shylock back, Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh. As Bassanio and Portia fall in love, Antonio gets into trouble over the money.

  18. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE: Book Review

    ISBN: 978-81-7476-099-9. Pages: 315. 'The Merchant of Venice' is a World Wide famous play story and an advancement in the writer, William Shakespeare's dramatic art. Two separate stories are blended together by Shakespeare to create this superb play story. This story has traditionally been accepted as a romantic comedy by many critics ...

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