num_pages: 90
description: Clear and to the point, Monarch Notes provide students and interested readers with an excellent supplement for the understanding and appreciation of the world's greatest writing. Each volume helps the reader to encounter the original work more fully by placing it in historical context, focusing on the important aspects of the text, and posing key questions.Monarch Notes include: 
   Background on the author and the work  
   Detailed plot summary  
   Character anaylsis  
   Major themes in the work  
   Critical reception of the work  
   Questions and model answers  
   Guides to further study  
 
language: English
title: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
titlecomplete: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (Monarch Notes)
series: Monarch Notes
publisher: Barnes & Noble