William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice - Unabridged (eBook)

William Shakespeare (Autor)

Kevin Theis (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
74 Seiten
Ft. Raphael Publishing Company (Verlag)
979-8-89282-019-6 (ISBN)

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"e;The Merchant of Venice"e; is among William Shakespeare's most controversial and celebrated plays, nominally billed as a "e;comedy,"e; but filled with dark themes about racism, antisemitism and an LGBTQ sub-plot as well. Young Bassanio wishes to court the heiress Portia, but lacks the funds to do so. His friend Antonio - a rich trader whose investments are tied up in a number of ships at sea - turns to Shylock, a Jewish merchant, for a loan. Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money, but because Antonio is an anti-semite, he demands that - should Antonio forfeit on the loan - he must turn over to Shylock a pound of his flesh. When Antonio's ships appear to be lost at sea, Shylock presses for the agreed-upon payment and Portia - disguised as a male lawyer - must step forward to fight the case on Antonio's behalf. A dark and brilliant examination of race, revenge and redemption, "e;The Merchant of Venice"e; has long been hailed as one of Shakespeare's most powerful and fascinating plays. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.1.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Schlagworte: Antisemitism • Black comedy • comedies • Comedy • Dark Comedies • gay • gay fiction • gay plays • gay subplot • homosexual • Jewish • LGBTQ • LGBTQ+ • Merchant of Venice • monologues • portia • Racism • Shakespeare • Shylock • William Shakespeare • Will Shakespeare
• ISBN-13: 979-8-89282-019-6 / 9798892820196