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  • Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    Mass Market Paperback (Washington Square Press, Aug. 1, 1992)
    A completely re-edited edition of the classic tragedy contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play; an introduction to Shakespeare's language; and an essay by a Shakespeare scholar.
  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    Mass Market Paperback (Signet Classics, Feb. 1, 1965)
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  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    Hardcover (Simon & Brown, Sept. 26, 2016)
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  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    Mass Market Paperback (Signet Classics, Dec. 3, 2004)
    The text of the play is supported by criticism, historical and textual notes, and discussions of specific presentations.
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  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    eBook (, April 27, 2019)
    The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice (Antonio) must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and it is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech on humanity. Also notable is Portia's speech about "the quality of mercy". Critic Harold Bloom listed it among Shakespeare's great comedies.
  • Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare, Karyn O'Bryant

    MP3 CD (Naxos AudioBooks on Brilliance Audio, May 10, 2016)
    Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to lend Antonio, a Venetian merchant, three thousand ducats so that his friend Bassanio can afford to court his love, Portia. However, Shylock has one condition: should the loan go unpaid, he will be entitled to a pound of Antonio's own flesh. Meanwhile in Belmont, according to the terms of her father's will, Portia's many suitors must choose correctly from three caskets. Bassanio arrives at Portia's estate and they declare their love for one another before he picks the correct casket. Antonio falls into bad fortune and finds he cannot repay Shylock: a dramatic trial ensues to decide his fate.
  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    eBook (WS, June 13, 2018)
    The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for the character of Shylock.The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the play's most prominent and more famous villain. Though Shylock is a tormented character, he is also a tormentor, so whether he is to be viewed with disdain or sympathy is up to the audience (as influenced by the interpretation of the play's director and lead actors). As a result, The Merchant of Venice is often classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays.
  • The Taming of the Shrew

    William Shakespeare

    Hardcover (Simon & Brown, Nov. 4, 2018)
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  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    eBook (Wilder Publications, Aug. 23, 2017)
    The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    eBook (Wilder Publications, June 10, 2015)
    Deception and Pride-- Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy Portia, but he is short on funds. So he turns to his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant. Antonio agrees to help, but currently he is cash strapped as all of his ships are at sea. He agrees instead to guarantee a loan for Bassanio. Bassanio turns to Antonio's rival and enemy Shylock for the loan. I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano,- A stage, where every man must play a part; And mine a sad one.
  • The Merchant Of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    Hardcover (Palala Press, Nov. 15, 2015)
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  • The Merchant of Venice

    William Shakespeare

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 28, 2018)
    Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out.