The merchant of Venice
By: text & illustration by Macaw Books
Contributors: Macaw Books
Series: A Shakespeare children's story
Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781782260158
Subjects: Moneylenders; Pictorial works; Juvenile fiction; Merchants
Description: The Merchant of Venice is one of the most outstanding romantic comedies of William Shakespeare. The play revolves around the legendary characters of Antonio, a rich Italian merchant, Shylock, a rich Jew, and Portia, a rich heiress. When Antonio asks to borrow money from Shylock to help his friend Bassanio, Shylock agrees on the condition that if he is unable to repay it by the date specified, he will have to repay it with a pound of his flesh. As the play unfolds, Antonio is trapped by Shylock's condition, but the beautiful and intelligent Portia comes to his rescue.