| The Merchant of Venice Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486284921 ISBN-13: 9780486284927 Publisher: Dover Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 1995 Annotation: Great pains have been taken to follow Shakespeare's intentions with regard to the act and scene division and the exact form of speech. The editing has been done from the quarto or folio texts, depending on which considered more authoritative, and the ideal has been to reproduce the chosen texts with as few alterations as possible. In order to help the reader and student, the annotations have been arranged on the relevant pages, providing an easily accessible and indispensable source of information. Click for more in this series: Dover Thrift Editions |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 95010121 |
| Age Level: 14-UP |
| Grade Level: 9-UP |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 HL (High-Low) |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.24" W x 8.28" L (0.17 lbs) 96 pages |
| Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Merchant of Venice is an intriguing drama of love, greed, and revenge. At its heart, the play contrasts the characters of the maddened and vengeful Shylock, a Venetian moneylender, with the gracious, level-headed Portia, a wealthy young woman besieged by suitors. At the play's climax, Shylock insists on the enforcement of a binding contract that will cost the life of the merchant Antonio -- inciting Portia to mount a memorable defense. In this richly plotted drama, Shylock, whom Shakespeare endowed with all of the depth and vitality of his greatest characters, is not alone in his villainy. In scene after scene, a large cast of ambitious and scheming characters demonstrates that honesty is a quality often strained where matters of love and money are concerned. The gravity and suspense of the play's central plot, together with its romance, have made The Merchant of Venice a favorite of audiences, and one of the most studied and performed of Shakespeare's plays. It is reprinted here from an authoritative text, complete with explanatory footnotes. |
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