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The Merchant Of Venice. Number of Pages: 160. Publication Date: 2024-01-09. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Merchant Of Venice ISBN13: 9781722504120 ISBN10: 1722504129 Author: Shakespeare, William (Author) Description: One Of Shakespeare's Most Famous And Controversial Plays, The Merchant Of Venice, Is An Intriguing Drama Of Love, Greed, And Revenge Believed To Have Been Written In 1596, It Is Classified As A Comedy, But While It Shares Certain Aspects With Shakespeare's Other Romantic Comedies, The Play Is Perhaps Remembered More For Its Dramatic Scenes, And Especially For The Character Of Shylock, A Vengeful Venetian Moneylender At Its Heart, The Play Contrasts The Characters Of Shylock, With The Gracious, Level-Headed Portia, A Wealthy Young Woman, Besieged By Suitors One Suitor In Particular, Antonio, A Merchant In Venice, Must Default On A Large Loan Provided By Shylock, Who Insists On The Enforcement Of The Binding Contract That Will Cost The Life Of Antonio, Inciting Portia To Mount A Memorable Defense In This Richly Plotted Drama, Shylock, Whom Shakespeare Endowed With The Depth And Vitality Of His Greatest Characters, Is Not Alone In His Villainy In Fact, The Large Cast Of Ambitious And Scheming Characters Demonstrates In Scene After Scene, That Honesty Is A Quality Often Strained Where Matters Of Love And Money Are Concerned In Many Of The Play's Productions, Shylock Gives Such Powerful Expression To His Alienation Due To The Hatred Around Him That, He Emerges As The Hero The Suspense And Gravity Of The Play's Main Plot, Along With Its Romance, Have Made The Merchant Of Venice An Audience Favorite And One Of The Most Studied And Performed Of Shakespeare's Plays Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: G&D Media Publication Date: 2024-01-09 Dimensions: Number of Pages: 160 Language: English