Venice was an important trading centre where merchants bought and sold all manner of goods from around the world. The characters Antonio (the merchant ... out that his bond makes no mention ...

Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult play to stage ... and persuasive human voice ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio ... Shylock proposes an unusual bond: if Antonio does not pay the money without any interest ...

Arin Arbus's bold reimagining of The Merchant of Venice trades Venetian canals for tech bro skyscrapers in a near-future ...

Portia arrives to Antonio's trial disguised as Balthazar, a lawyer. Portai has each party stand forth and questions them. Having asked if Antonio acknowledges the contract he made with Shylock and ...

The Merchant of Venice is a complicated play. Apart from its interweaving storylines, its genre defies classification: in its first quarto of 1600, the play is described as an “excellent history” and ...