merchant of venice

Collection of essays by Shakespeare scholars that have been selected for students at the high school or undergraduate college level. Each entry includes an introduction; a plot synopsis; a character list; a discussion of the work's principal themes; information about the style and literary devices used; a conversation about the work's historical context; and a critical overview.

Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.

A comedy about a creditor demanding a pound of flesh in payment for a defaulted loan, and a lover who must choose among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a wealthy lady.

An introduction to Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," telling the story of the play about a creditor who demands a pound of flesh as payment of a defaulted debt and a man who must solve a riddle game to win the hand of his love, with excerpts from the text, descriptions of the main characters, and background information on the customs of the time.

Contains a complete script, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of difficult words, and activities.

Contains the text of the play, an introduction, textual criticism, and notes.

Presents an annotated edition of Shakespeare's dark comedy about young lovers and a Jewish money lender who demands a pound of flesh in payment for a debt, and includes information on the stage history of the play.

Shakespeare's comedy about a creditor demanding a pound of flesh in payment of a defaulted debt and a lover who must choose among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a wealthy lady.

Provides a literary analysis of William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice," and includes information on the history and culture of Elizabethan England.

Provides an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" which can be produced in thirty minutes; and includes stage directions, character suggestions, and a set and prop list.