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The Merchant of Venice is perhaps most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex figure of the money lender, Shylock. The play was described as a comedy in the First Folio but its modern audiences find it more problematic to categorise. The... Read Full Overview

Tragicomic drama of love, wealth and justice revolves around a Venetian moneylender's bargain with a young merchant for "a pound of flesh." Includes explanatory footnotes.

The Merchant of Venice is probably the most controversial of all Shakespeare's plays. It is also one of the least understood. Is it a comedy or a tragedy? What is the meaning behind the test of the caskets? Who is the real villain of the trial scene? Is Shylock simply vicious... Read Full Overview

Tackling The Merchant of Venice? Easily understand every line and quickly master Shakespeare's tale of love and revenge.

Does Shakespeare's 400-year-old language often leave you confused? Do you wish there was an easier way to get to the heart of the story... Read Full Overview

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.

The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes... Read Full Overview

This edition of The Merchant of Venice, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, includes an exceptionally lucid and accessible introduction which addresses Shakespeare's attitude toward Semitism and establishes the cultural, historical, and literary context in which... Read Full Overview

This edition of The Merchant of Venice, based on a fresh examination of the early editions, includes an exceptionally lucid and accessible introduction which addresses Shakespeare's attitude toward Semitism and establishes the cultural, historical, and literary context in which... Read Full Overview

The Annotated Shakespeare series enables readers to fully understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist

Experience the captivating drama of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare with this pocket classic edition. Immerse yourself in the tale of love, justice, and deception set in Renaissance Venice. Compact and portable, it's a must-have for Shakespeare enthusiasts and... Read Full Overview

A flexible yet structured resource package specifically targeting the GCSE and AS Assessment Objectives and the criteria for the study of Shakespeare, designed to enhance students' knowledge, understanding and response. The series covers ten of Shakespeare's most popular plays,... Read Full Overview

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative... Read Full Overview

Six more volumes in this recently developed series for middle school and high school students analyze major literary works in terms that help students understand them for higher grades on tests and written reports. More than mere plot summaries, Literature Made Easy books describe... Read Full Overview