Project Gutenberg 2000-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 208 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Merchant of Venice There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1515 "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare is a play written during the late 16th century, which explores themes of love, mercy, and justice. The narrative unfolds primarily around the characters of Antonio, a merchant of Venice, and his close friend Bassanio, who seeks to court the wealthy heiress Portia. The story navigates the complexities of friendship, prejudice, and the quest for love against a backdrop of financial dealings and legal challenges. The opening of the play sets the stage by introducing Antonio, who is melancholic for reasons unknown to his friends Salarino and Solanio. They speculate about his sadness, suspecting it may relate to love or his maritime ventures. Bassanio soon enters, revealing his desire to woo Portia but confessing his financial troubles, leading to his request for help from Antonio. As the plot develops, we see both the personal stakes involved in relationships as well as the systemic tensions between different social groups, particularly between Christians and Jews, with Shylock, the Jewish moneylender, poised to play a central role in the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 179781 179790 2024-09-01T12:34:52.806489 2023-10-01T11:22:05.821823 text/html text/html 179774 179783 2024-09-01T12:34:53.008549 2023-10-01T11:22:06.001852 text/html text/html 111768 2024-09-01T12:34:58.183464 application/epub+zip 113720 2024-09-01T12:34:54.316514 application/epub+zip 113720 2024-09-01T12:34:53.500489 application/epub+zip 220813 2024-09-01T12:35:00.562489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204271 2024-09-01T12:34:57.632460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201457 2022-08-01T12:05:46.034815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144880 144908 2024-09-01T12:34:52.524507 2023-10-01T11:22:05.525842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137580 2019-05-22T09:21:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54287 2019-05-22T09:21:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18490 2024-09-01T12:35:00.695440 application/rdf+xml 13451 2024-09-01T12:34:53.848476 image/jpeg 3761 2024-09-01T12:34:53.672520 image/jpeg 113490 2024-09-01T12:34:53.024559 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