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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.
Opposing this view is Robert Hapgood in "Portia and The Merchant of Venice: The Gentle Bond" (1967) and Corinne S. Abate in "Nerissa Teaches Me What to Believe: Portia's Wifely Empowerment in The Merchant of Venice" (2002). [6] Despite her lack of formal legal training, Portia wins her case by referring to the exact language of the law.
"Deconstructing the Christian Merchant: Antonio and The Merchant of Venice." Shofar 20.2 (2002) Schneiderman, Jason (2014). "Four Poems". The American Poetry Review. 43 (1): 14– 15. ISSN 0360-3709. JSTOR 24592298. Shakespeare, William, and Kenneth Myrick. The Merchant of Venice with New and Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography ...
All of the marriages that ended The Merchant of Venice are unhappy, Antonio is an obsessive bore reminiscing about his escape from death, but Shylock, freed from religious prejudice, is richer than before and a close friend and confidant of the Doge. Arnold Wesker's play The Merchant (1976) is a reimagining of Shakespeare's story. [12]
The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film based on William Shakespeare's play. It is the first full-length sound film in English of Shakespeare's play—other versions are videotaped productions that were made for television , including John Sichel 's 1973 version and Jack Gold 's 1980 BBC production.
In Il Pecorone, there is a similar plot to the ring plot in the Merchant of Venice, but it only exists between one pair, instead of the two couples in the Merchant of Venice. Additionally, the character that is the Bassanio equivalent does not try to apologize for giving away the ring in Il Pecorone , and those that are involved in the ring ...
Susannah Glanville-Hearson, [1] known professionally as Susannah Fielding, is an English actress.She won the 2014 Ian Charleson Award for her portrayal of Portia in The Merchant of Venice at the Almeida Theatre.
Jessica is the daughter of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (c. 1598).In the play, she elopes with Lorenzo, a penniless Christian, and a chest of her father's money, eventually ending up in Portia and Bassanio's household.