The Merchant Of Venice - 9781544023588

A young Venetian, Bassanio, needs a loan of three thousand ducats so that he can woo Portia, a wealthy Venetian heiress. He approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio is short of money because all his wealth is invested in his fleet, which is currently at sea. He goes to a Jewish money lender, Shylock, who hates Antonio because of Antonio's anti-semitic behaviour towards him.Shylock nevertheless agrees to make the short-term loan, but, in a moment of dark humour, he makes a condition - the loan must be repaid in three months or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. Antonio agrees, confident that his ships will return in time.

• • Author: William Shakespeare
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Mar 02, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 80 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1544023588
• • ISBN-13: 9781544023588