"The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare is a play that shows how mercy and fairness clash with people’s tangled relationships, focusing on Antonio, a sad businessman, and Shylock, a Jewish lender who really dislikes Christians, set in Venice and Belmont. The play kicks off by introducing Antonio, who is mysteriously sad, making his friends wonder if he's in love, meanwhile downplaying his financial ventures and reassures them. Then Bassanio needs money from Antonio to try and marry Portia, a rich girl. At the same time, Portia is upset because her dead father's will makes it hard for her to choose a husband. The beginning hints at how love, duty, and the rules of society will cause problems later on.
The Merchant of Venice
By William Shakespeare
In a world of immense wealth and deep-seated prejudices, a heartbreaking bond is tested when a despondent merchant makes a frightful deal with a scorned moneylender.
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About the AuthorWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
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