Merchant Of Venice Characters Costumes

The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, a true masterpiece that has been enjoying continuous success in theaters across the world ever since it was written sometime between 1596 and 1599 and being just as enjoyable in book form as it is on the stage.Set in 16th century Venice, the plot of the romantic comedy revolves around Bassanio, a young merchant and his attempts to woo Portia, a beautiful and extremely wealthy heiress. Having no money, Bassanio needs three thousand... [Read More]

William Shakespeare’s classic play The Merchant of Venice comes to life like never before in this 1973 adaptation starring two titans of stage and screen: Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright. Young Bassanio (Jeremy Brett) desires the lovely Portia (Plowright), but in order to win the fair lady’s hand properly, he needs money. Taking a loan from the moneylender Shylock (Olivier), Bassanio names his friend Antonio (Anthony Nicholls) as guarantor… but when the loan comes due and ... [Read More]

The work of Charles and Mary Lamb was written with the declared purpose of bringing the plays of William Shakespeare closer to the heart and mind of two special categories of readers: school children and teenagers.The stories included in the volume are shortened versions of some of the most popular Shakespearian tragedies and comedies. The plot is simplified and the language is made more accessible, by eliminating the ancient forms of the most commonly met words and replacing them with their mod... [Read More]

Design Number: 0-587-26809-3 : Printed on a heavy stock, semi-gloss paper. This image may be transformative, digitally restored, or updated with color or text and may differ from the original artwork. Some images may also be a detail or section of an original work. Made in the USA. 1 inch is approximately 2.54 centimeters. ( 1 in. ~ 2.54 cm. )