The Merchant of Venice
Also known as Merchant of Venice, The moſt excellent Hiſtorie of the Merchant of Venice, The comicall Hiſtorie of the Merchant of Venice
play by Shakespeare set in the Republic of Venice
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"The Merchant of Venice" is a comedy by William Shakespeare set in the Italian city-state of Venice, featuring plots involving merchant ships, loans, and romantic entanglements. The play remains widely performed and studied as a significant work of Shakespeare's dramatic output, though it continues to provoke discussion due to its portrayal of its Jewish character, Shylock.
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- The Merchant of Venice
- inception
- 1596-00-00
- publication date
- 1600-00-00
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- The Merchant of Venice
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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.
Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and it is best known for the character Shylock and his famous demand for a "pound of flesh".