num_pages: 128
description: Antonio, the merchant of Venice, and Shylock the money-lender have struck a bargain whereby Shylock will lend Antonio some money provided that if Antonio cannot repay him, Shylock can claim a pound of Antonio's flesh. Antonio's ships are lost ans Shylock seeks to enforce the contract. As Jew conflicts with Christian, the ancient argument for justice tempered by mercy is pleaded by Portia.
language: English
title: The Merchant of Venice
titlecomplete: The Merchant of Venice
characters: Shylock
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Classic Literature, Plays, Fiction, Read For School, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 183541
places: Venice, Republic of Venice
publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD