Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 2153 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Merchant of Venice the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare is a play written during the late 16th century. The play explores themes of mercy, justice, and the complexity of human relationships, centering on the figures of Antonio, a melancholic merchant, and Shylock, a Jewish moneylender harboring a deep resentment against Christians. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of Venice and Belmont, highlighting issues of love, loyalty, and prejudice. The opening of the play introduces us to Antonio, who expresses his unexplained sadness to his friends Salarino and Solanio, leading them to speculate whether he is in love. They discuss the dangers of venture at sea while he reassures them about his financial affairs. Soon, Bassanio arrives to seek Antonio's help in wooing the wealthy heiress Portia, hinting at the central pursuit that will drive the plot. Meanwhile, the audience is introduced to another key character, Portia, who laments the restrictions placed upon her by her deceased father's will regarding marriage. As the act unfolds, the themes of love intertwined with duty and the societal constraints of the time begin to take shape, foreshadowing the conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 185546 185485 2024-09-01T10:00:14.815054 2023-10-01T09:08:16.685723 text/html text/html 188735 2023-06-19T02:44:26 text/html 243414 2024-09-01T10:00:22.777985 application/epub+zip 242480 2024-09-01T10:00:15.817049 application/epub+zip 129512 2024-09-01T10:00:15.408068 application/epub+zip 310402 2024-09-01T10:00:26.339996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289763 2024-09-01T10:00:21.808034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176208 2022-09-01T11:16:10.628450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146742 146683 2024-09-01T10:00:13.467083 2023-10-01T09:08:15.697729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146552 2023-06-19T02:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17136 2024-09-01T10:00:26.885948 application/rdf+xml 7917 2024-09-01T10:00:15.506041 image/jpeg 1432 2024-09-01T10:00:15.459100 image/jpeg 207382 2024-09-01T10:00:14.900098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia