Anywhere: Shakespeare William 1564 1616 The merchant of Venice (Keywords)

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to lend Antonio, a Venetian merchant, three thousand ducats. However, Shylock has one condition: should the loan go unpaid, he will be entitled to a pound of Antonio's own flesh... Greed, love, a dramatic trial, broad humour and some of Shakespeare's ...

In Venice, the merchant Antonio borrows money so his friend can woo a beautiful lady. He agrees that if he doesn't repay Shylock the moneylender, Shylock can take a pound of his flesh. When Antonio's ships sink and he loses his fortune, Shylock insists on the gruesome payment. With No...

Collects essays from actors, directors, and writers, including Brian Cox, James Earl Jones, and Joyce Carol Oates, about their appreciation of the famed playwright.

'Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?" With an absent wife, and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire's Golden Triangle, he invites him back to his...

Subject: 'Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?" With an absent wife, and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire's Golden Triangle, he invites him ba...