What is The Merchant of Venice all about?
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What is The Merchant of Venice all about?
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a playwright and poet. Many details of his life remain mysterious, like his cause of death. In 1582, he married a woman, Anne Hathaway, who lived near his home. The two had three children together but they have no direct descendants alive today.
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View this answerThe Merchant of Venice is about a man named Antonio who defaults on a loan to a Jewish moneylender named Shylock. Shylock then demands that Antonio...
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Chapter 5 / Lesson 12Explore "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare. Learn when the play was written, review the characters, study the summary and themes, and examine Shylock's speech.