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Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Jews
ISBN : UCLA:31158000128339
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781722525101
The Merchant of Venice, is an intriguing drama of love, greed, and revenge. Believed to have been written in 1596, it is classified as a comedy, but while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps remembered more for its dramatic scenes, and especially for the character of Shylock, a vengeful Venetian moneylender. At its heart, the play contrasts the characters of Shylock, with the gracious, level-headed Portia, a wealthy young woman, besieged by suitors. One suitor in particular, Antonio, a merchant in Venice, must default on a large loan provided by Shylock, who insists on the enforcement of the binding contract that will cost the life of Antonio, inciting Portia to mount a memorable defense. In this richly plotted drama, Shylock, whom Shakespeare endowed with the depth and vitality of his greatest characters, is not alone in his villainy. In fact, the large cast of ambitious and scheming characters demonstrates in scene after scene, that honesty is a quality often strained where matters of love and money are concerned. In many of the play’s productions, Shylock gives such powerful expression to his alienation due to the hatred around him that, he emerges as the hero. The suspense and gravity of the play's main plot, along with its romance, have made The Merchant of Venice an audience favorite and one of the most studied and performed of Shakespeare's plays.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. The text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate the play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama. Though The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes the operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary
Author : S. P. Cerasano
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0415240522
This student friendly book draws together text, context, criticism and performance history to provide an integrated view of one of the most dazzling works of the early modern theatre.
Author : William Shakespeare,Charles Praetorius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : English drama
ISBN : OXFORD:590901081
Author : Ratri Ray
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8126904720
This Is The First Ever Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography On Indian English Fiction. It Is Intended To Be A Primary Source Book To Be Used By The Teachers And Scholars As Well. This Would Be A Guide Book For All Young Scholars Who Venture Into The Large Field Of Indian English Fiction.This Book Contains About 10,900 Entries, Both Primary And Secondary, Of About 8100 Books And Articles By Scholars And Critics And 2800 Entries Of Primary Sources.The Book Undertakes To Examine The Work Of About 1150 Authors And About 1650 Critics Who Evaluated The Work Of Authors.There Is A Growing Interest In Indian English Literature In General, And Indian English Fiction In Particular, Both Among The Teachers And The Research Scholars In The Last Three Decades. In This Context The Book Offers Detailed Annotations Which Serve As An Introduction Both To The Authors And Their Work.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781443441551
Among the most enduring poetry of all time, William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets address such eternal themes as love, beauty, honesty, and the passage of time. Written primarily in four-line stanzas and iambic pentameter, Shakespeare’s sonnets are now recognized as marking the beginning of modern love poetry. The sonnets have been translated into all major written languages and are frequently used at romantic celebrations. Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare’s works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeare’s innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1453691405
"The Merchant of Venice" is William Shakespeare's story of Antonio and his friend Bassanio. Bassanio is in need of money so that he may woo Portia, a wealthy heiress. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan and Antonio agrees to this loan, however all his money is tied up in shipping ventures. Together the two go to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, to request a loan for Bassanio to be guaranteed against Antonio's shipping ventures. Shylock agrees to the loan at no interest in the condition that if the debt is not repaid Shylock may collect a pound of Antonio's flesh. At the same time Portia, who is being wooed by various suitors, is upset over a curious stipulation in her father's will regarding the man that she may marry. "Merchant" is categorized among Shakespeare's comedies, primarily because of the romantic subplot that ends --as most of the Bard's comedies do-- in serial weddings. "The Merchant of Venice" also raises questions about the value of gold and money against the value of friendship and loyalty. Shylock, the Jewish moneylender is portrayed as greedy and more concerned about his money than he is about his own daughter. Shakespeare's language is as powerful as ever in this play, but the unlikeable Shylock and the venom doled out to him by his sordid persecutors makes "The Merchant of Venice" play a stomach-churning challenge.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781406820874
This clear print title is set in Tiresias 13pt font for easy reading
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : EAN:8596547022855
The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare. A trader in Venice known as Antonio fails to pay off a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. How will Antonio make amends?
Author : Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom,William Shakespeare
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 9781438134352
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is a richly complicated and, to some, a deeply;disturbing work.
Author : William Shakespeare,Dragan Nikolic,Jelena Milic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1506119433
The Merchant of Venice is an intriguing drama of love, greed, and revenge. At its heart, the play contrasts the characters of the maddened and vengeful Shylock, a Venetian moneylender, with the gracious, level-headed Portia, a wealthy young woman besieged by suitors. At the play's climax, Shylock insists on the enforcement of a binding contract that will cost the life of the merchant Antonio - inciting Portia to mount a memorable defense.In this richly plotted drama, Shylock, whom Shakespeare endowed with all of the depth and vitality of his greatest characters, is not alone in his villainy. In scene after scene, a large cast of ambitious and scheming characters demonstrates that honesty is a quality often strained where matters of love and money are concerned.The gravity and suspense of the play's central plot, together with its romance, have made The Merchant of Venice a favorite of audiences, and one of the most studied and performed of Shakespeare's plays. It is reprinted here from an authoritative text, complete with explanatory footnotes.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798513746362
"In The Merchant of Venice, the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father's will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests. If he fails, he may never marry at all.Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock. In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews. Shylock would have been regarded as a villain because he was a Jew. Yet he gives such powerful expression to his alienation due to the hatred around him that, in many productions, he emerges as the hero.Portia is most remembered for her disguise as a lawyer, Balthazar, especially the speech in which she urges Shylock to show mercy that "droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven."The authoritative edition of The Merchant of Venice from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:
Author : Christopher Marlowe
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781770483033
First performed by Shakespeare’s rivals in the 1590s, Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta was a trend-setting, innovative play whose black comedy and final tragic irony illuminate the darker regions of the Elizabethan cultural imagination. Although Jews were banished from England in 1291, the Jew in the form of Barabas, the play’s protagonist, returns on the stage to embody and to challenge the dramatic and cultural anti-Semitic stereotypes out of which he is constructed. The result is a theatrically sophisticated but deeply unsettling play whose rich cultural significance extends beyond the early modern period to the present day. The introduction and historical documents in this edition provide a rich context for the world of the play’s composition and production, including materials on Jewishness and anti-Semitism, the political struggles over Malta, and Christopher Marlowe’s personal and political reputation.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781460404447
The Merchant of Venice is best known for its complex and ambiguous portrait of the Jewish moneylender Shylock—and of European anti-Semitism. Fascinating in its engagement with prejudice, the play is also a comedy of cross-dressing and disguise, and a dramatic exploration of justice, mercy, and vengeance. This volume contains the full text of the play with explanatory footnotes and marginal glosses for contemporary readers. An extensive introduction and well-rounded selection of background materials not only illuminate anti-Semitism in early modern England but also provide context for other facets of the play, including its comic plot of love and marriage, its examination of commerce and international trade, and its themes of revenge and the law.