The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with ...
Janus Theatre concludes its 27th season with a streamlined version of William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” adapted and directed by artistic director Sean Hargadon. Susan P. Anderson (“Men ...
Jews were expelled from England by King Edward I in 1290, with the Edict of Expulsion forcing them to leave or convert. However, some remained hidden and are called today Marranos (crypto-Jews), who ...
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of a merchant called Antonio and a moneylender called Shylock. Antonio takes out a loan from Shylock on the condition that, ...
The production of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice now running at Theatre Banshee in Burbank, California (part of greater Los Angeles) is vibrant and refreshing. It revels in the sheer ...
Mark Nelson as Shylock and Amelia Pedlow as Jessica in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Ethan McSweeny. Photo by Scott Suchman. ☆☆☆ stars out of four ...
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OK, so Christopher Moore’s new novel, “The Serpent of Venice” (Morrow, 336 pp., $26.99), is about a Jewish moneylender, a Moorish soldier, a jester, a randy monkey named Jeff, a creature that might be ...
One of Shakespeare's most striking and morally intriguing plays, The Merchant of Venice is set in 16th Century Venice. The Jews are looked down upon and forced to wear red hats in order for the ...