tragicomedy · 1600
The Merchant of Venice
play by Shakespeare set in the Republic of Venice
- 1600
- tragicomedy
Summary
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.
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