num_pages: 96
description: Tragicomic drama of love, wealth, and justice revolves around a Venetian moneylender's bargain with a young merchant for "a pound of flesh."
language: English
title: The Merchant of Venice
titlecomplete: The Merchant of Venice (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
characters: Shylock
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, Drama, Classic Literature, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics
ratings_count: 183523
places: Republic of Venice, Venice
publisher: Dover Publications