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The Merchant of Venice (Folger Shakespeare Library)
In The Merchant of Venice, the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father’s will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests. If he fails, he may never marry at all.
Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock. In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews. Shylock would have been regarded as a villain because he was a Jew. Yet he gives such powerful expression to his alienation due to the hatred around him that, in many productions, he emerges as the hero.
Portia is most remembered for her disguise as a lawyer, Balthazar, especially the speech in which she urges Shylock to show mercy that “droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”
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Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock. In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews. Shylock would have been regarded as a villain because he was a Jew. Yet he gives such powerful expression to his alienation due to the hatred around him that, in many productions, he emerges as the hero.
Portia is most remembered for her disguise as a lawyer, Balthazar, especially the speech in which she urges Shylock to show mercy that “droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”
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ASIN : 0743477561
Publisher : Simon & Schuster (January 1, 2009)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 238 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780743477567
ISBN-13 : 978-0743477567
Reading age : 12 - 17 years
Lexile measure : NP1380L
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 4.19 x 0.9 x 6.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #4,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#11 in British & Irish Dramas & Plays
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Customer Reviews: 4.6
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ASIN : 0743477561
Publisher : Simon & Schuster (January 1, 2009)
Language : English
Mass Market Paperback : 238 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780743477567
ISBN-13 : 978-0743477567
Reading age : 12 - 17 years
Lexile measure : NP1380L
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 4.19 x 0.9 x 6.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #4,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#11 in British & Irish Dramas & Plays
#11 in Shakespeare Dramas & Plays
#200 in Classic Literature & Fiction
Customer Reviews: 4.6
866 ratings
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