the merchant of venice written by william shakespeare

(It's an intriguing biographical footnote that Shakespeare's own father was brought up at one point on charges of usury.) Shylock is no passive victim: he fights back with the one tool left him, the commitment of Venice to the rule of law. The Christians spit on Shylock, call him dog, do their best to make his business fail - one of the only businesses that, by law, he was allowed to engage in. Shakespeare, here as always, remains an unblinking observer of all sides of the moral equation. Anthony Sher gives a somber and dignified performance as Shylock: not necessarily a man more sinned against than sinning, but a man plenty sinned against. Portia is probably the most appealing character in the bunch, but even she has a dark side: she is, after all, the main engine of Shylock's downfall. The crispness of the music and voices, and the stereo effects, come through particularly well in this recording. If you can manage the extra space they take up, small enough in the grand scheme of things, the improvement in sound quality is well worth it.

Part of the Bute Collection at the Library.īute, John Stuart, Marquess of, 1744-1814 It's very exciting to see the Naxos Shakespeare recordings appearing on Audible in the new enhanced format. There are multiple copies of some plays, and two 'bad quartos', both entitled 'The Whole Contention between the famous houses, Lancaster and Yorke'. The quartos feature 17 plays in total, and the volumes are in fine condition. To find similar items, select the checkboxes next to the characteristics you are interested in, then select the 'Find similar' button.ģ1 copies of plays by William Shakespeare, printed in quarto format between 16. Portia (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) īassanio (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) Īntonio (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) As it hath beene divers times acted by the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. With the extreame crueltie of Shylocke the Iewe towards the sayd merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh: and the obtayning of Portia, by the choyse of three chests. Most excellent historie of the Merchant of Venice Description

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The merchant of venice written by william shakespeare