In sixteenth-century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead. Presented in graphic novel format.

After enduring a lifetime of persecution, a money lender has his chance for revenge when he takes to court a respected merchant who has defaulted on a loan, demanding payment of a pound of flesh.

True-to-text BBC/TimeLife adaptations of Shakespeare's famous comedies, featuring some of Britain's most distinguished actors and directors.