moneylenders

Antonio promises money to help his friend Bassanio woo Portia. He borrows the sum needed from the cruel Shylock, but there will be a dreadful penalty if the loan is not repaid.

A young Venetian named Bassino longs to woo the beautiful Portia, but he doesn't have enough money to become her suitor. He enlists the help of his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice, who promises to cover the bond if he finds a money lender. A money lender named Shylock agrees to grant Bassino the loan upon one condition: if Antonio is unable to repay it at the specified date, Shylock may take a pound of Antonio's flesh. With his newfound money, Bassino successfully wins Portia's hand in marriage, but Antonio's ships are reported lost at sea, so the merchant cannot repay the bond. Shylock takes Antonio to the court of the Duke of Venice, but Portia, disguised as a male lawyer, saves his life.

Venetian moneylender Shylock insists that one of his contracts be followed even when it means the death of Antonio, a merchant. The wealthy and beautiful Portia helps defend Antonio in front of the Duke of Venice to defeat Shylock.

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.

Presents the complete text to William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" with an easy-to-understand translation on facing pages, helping students better understand the work and its meaning.

A graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's dark comedy about a creditor who demands a pound of flesh as payment for a defaulted debt, and a lover who must choose among three caskets in a riddle game to win the hand of a wealthy lady.

"A . . . retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale . . . Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"A . . . retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale . . . Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"Thirteen-year-old master chef [Lailu Loganberry] has a lot to prove as she runs a five-star restaurant, cooks the perfect dragon cuisine, repays a greedy loan shark, and outsmarts the Elven mafia"--Amazon.