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  1. www.folger.edu › the-merchant-of-venice › readThe Merchant of Venice - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Jul 31, 2015 · Read the full text of Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, about a merchant who secures a loan from a Jewish moneylender and faces a dangerous bond. Explore the synopsis, characters, themes, and historical context of this comedy of errors.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Merchant_of_VeniceThe Merchant of Venice - Wikipedia

    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.

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  4. www.opensourceshakespeare.org › views › playsMerchant of Venice (complete text) - Open Source Shakespeare

    We'll play with them the first boy for a thousand ducats. Nerissa. What, and stake down? 1585; Gratiano. No; we shall ne'er win at that sport, and stake down. But who comes here? Lorenzo and his infidel? What, and my old Venetian friend Salerio? [Enter LORENZO, JESSICA, and SALERIO, a Messenger] from Venice] 1590; Bassanio. Lorenzo and Salerio ...

  5. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › merchantThe Merchant of Venice: Full Play Summary | SparkNotes

    Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends of a melancholy that he cannot explain. His friend Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan in order to travel in style to Portia’s estate.

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  7. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Merchant-of-VeniceThe Merchant of Venice | Plot, Summary, Characters, & Facts

    May 20, 2024 · The Merchant of Venice, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1596–97. In the play, a merchant named Antonio borrows money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and is unable to repay the loan.

  8. www.folger.edu › shakespeares-works › the-merchant-of-veniceThe Merchant of Venice | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Mar 12, 2024 · Explore Shakespeare's play about love, money, and prejudice, with full text, essays, resources, and multimedia. Learn about the plot, characters, language, history, and teaching of The Merchant of Venice.

  9. www.shakespeare.org.uk › shakespeares-plays › merchant-veniceThe Merchant of Venice - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

    Summary of William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice: Shylock asks for a pound of flesh as part of a loan contract (weird), Bassanio agrees to it (weirder), and Portia saves the day by cross-dressing and pretending to practice the law (perfectly normal).