The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare; Dr. Barbara A. Mowat; Paul Werstine

• ISBN13: 9780743452984
• ISBN10: 0743452984
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-05
• Publisher: Washington Square Press

Summary

Harold Bloom on "The Merchant of Venice": "Shylock's prose is Shakespeare's best before Falstaff's...His utterances manifest a spirit so potent, malign, and negative as to be unforgettable."

Author Biography

Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Executive Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. v
About the Play	p. v
Leading Characters in the Play	p. viii
Synopsis	p. x
The Merchant of Venice: commentary	p. xii
Shylock	p. xxvi
Shakespeare's Verse	p. xxx
Source, Date, and Text	p. xxxii
Characters in the Play	p. xxxiii
The Merchant of Venice	p. 1
Sources	p. 101
Classwork and Examinations	p. 103
Discussion of Themes and Topics	p. 103
Character Study	p. 104
Activities	p. 105
Context Questions	p. 106
Critical Appreciation	p. 107
Essays	p. 109
Projects	p. 110
Background	p. 111
Government	p. 111
Religion	p. 111
Education	p. 112
Language	p. 112
Drama	p. 112
Theatre	p. 113
Further Reading	p. 115
William Shakespeare, 1564-1616	p. 117
List of Shakespeare's Plays	p. 119
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