The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of a man called Antonio who struggles to pay back a loan. Themes in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice The Merchant ...

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare set in Italy in the 16th century. It is classified as a comedy, although it also has elements of tragedy. Characters in The Merchant of ...

Portia tells Lord Bassanio that she doesn't have a lot to offer, but she would do anything to be the person he wanted her to be. Portia says that he makes her happier than she has ever been before ...

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune ...

Tracy-Ann Oberman is back at the West End this week for yet another run of her acclaimed adaptation of The Merchant of Venice 1936. Thanks to phenomenal response from audiences and critics alike ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in ...