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  • Published: 30 April 2015
  • ISBN: 9780241187975
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

The Merchant of Venice




Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery

A noble but impoverished Venetian asks a friend, Antonio, for a loan to impress an heiress. His friend agrees, but is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical Jewish moneylender, Shylock, and signs a chilling contract to honour the debt with a pound of his own flesh. A complex and controversial comedy, The Merchant of Venice explores prejudice and the true nature of justice.

  • Published: 30 April 2015
  • ISBN: 9780241187975
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

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