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The Merchant of Venice

The Characters

Nerissa

Salarino and Salanio

The Duke of Venice

Oral presentation

Portia

Bassanio

Antonio

Shylock

Launcelot

Gratiano

Lorenzo

Jessica

Subtitle:

- friends

- in love

- father of

- enemies

- servant of

- judge of their case

A City of Merchants and Moneylenders

Venice was a very wealthy sea port because its geographic conditions forced its maritime development.

A City on the Water

The Merchant of Venice takes place in a city on the north-east coast of Italy, called Venice.

Popular expressions

« pound of flesh »

« Love is blind »

« All that glitters is not gold »

Versions

The Merchant of Venice was written in 1596-7. It has been translated to many languages and there are lots of film versions of this play.

Famous plays

Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1586 and 1616. His most famous plays include Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice.

Author

William Shakespeare, was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.

Introduction

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