The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598, and was printed with the comedies in the First Folio of 1623. Bassanio, an impoverished gentleman, uses the credit of his friend, the merchant Antonio, to borrow money from a wealthy Jew, Shylock. Antonio pledges to pay Shylock a pound of flesh if he defaults on the loan, which Bassanio will use to woo a rich heiress, Portia. A subplot concerns the elopement of Shylock’s daughter Jessica with a Christian, Bassanio’s friend Lorenzo. In its focus on love and marriage, the play shares certain concerns with Shakespeare’s other comedies. Yet its depiction of the tensions between Jews and Christians in early modern Venice - and its highly dramatic trial scene in Act 4 - create darker currents in the play.

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Episodes

0 - Dramatis Personae

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

1 - Act 1

Monday Jan 01, 2024

Monday Jan 01, 2024

2 - Act 2

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

Sunday Dec 31, 2023

3 - Act 3

Saturday Dec 30, 2023

Saturday Dec 30, 2023

4 - Act 4

Friday Dec 29, 2023

Friday Dec 29, 2023

5 - Act 5

Thursday Dec 28, 2023

Thursday Dec 28, 2023

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