Venice was an important trading centre where merchants bought and sold all manner of goods from around the world. The characters Antonio (the merchant of the title), Bassanio, and Shylock ...

Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

Skyrocketing UK antisemitism after Oct. 7 adds meaning and poignancy as acclaimed actress and playwright Tracy-Ann Oberman ...

Portia arrives to Antonio's trial disguised as Balthazar, a lawyer. Portai has each party stand forth and questions them. Having asked if Antonio acknowledges the contract he made with Shylock and ...

“All the characters behave so badly,” she wrote. “Nobody really redeems themselves.” Written more than 400 years ago, the portrayal of Jews in “The Merchant of Venice ...

Robinson, Benedict S. 2022. Resentment: Shakespeare and Nietzsche on Anger without Privilege. PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol ...

But the character doesn't have a significant part ... Up, up and away! Go: "The Merchant of Venice," through Sunday, Dec. 22, Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th St., New York, $47 to $137 ...