The merchant of Venice / William Shakespeare; general editing by R.B. Kennedy; additional notes and editing by Mike Gould.
By: Shakespeare, William
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Contributor(s): Kennedy, R.B | Gould, Mike.
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BookPlace of publication: LondonPublisher: Harper PressDate of publication: 2013Description: xx, 130 pages: 18 cm.ISBN: 9780007925476.Subject(s): Moneylenders | Shylock (Fictitious character) | Italy -- Venice | English dramaDDC classification: 822.33 Sh152 2013 Summary: Bassiano, a Venetian nobleman, hopes to woo the beautiful heiress Portia. To do so, his friend Antonio must help him to secure a loan, borrowing from the Jewish moneylender Shylock. As recourse for past ills, Sherlock stipulates that the loan's forfeit must be one pound of Antonio's flesh - a revenge he hopes to exact when disaster strikes. In the fierce battleground of the courtroom, Portia proves herself one of Shakespeare's most cunning heroines, her intellect as a lawyer weighed against Shylock's plea for tolerance.
Viewed contradictorily as anti-Semitic and powerfully liberal for its time, The Merchant of Venice is at its core a bittersweet drama, exploring the noble themes of prejudice, justice and humanity.
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Bassiano, a Venetian nobleman, hopes to woo the beautiful heiress Portia. To do so, his friend Antonio must help him to secure a loan, borrowing from the Jewish moneylender Shylock. As recourse for past ills, Sherlock stipulates that the loan's forfeit must be one pound of Antonio's flesh - a revenge he hopes to exact when disaster strikes. In the fierce battleground of the courtroom, Portia proves herself one of Shakespeare's most cunning heroines, her intellect as a lawyer weighed against Shylock's plea for tolerance.
Viewed contradictorily as anti-Semitic and powerfully liberal for its time, The Merchant of Venice is at its core a bittersweet drama, exploring the noble themes of prejudice, justice and humanity.
(From the back cover)
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