TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shakespeare,William
TI  - The Merchant of Venice
AV  - PR 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Comedy plays
KW  - Jews -- Italy -- Drama
KW  - Moneylenders -- Drama
KW  - Venice (Italy) -- Drama
N1  - The First Folio, 1623; Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice; Release date is 1997-11-01; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare is a play written between 1596 and 1598. When Antonio, a Venetian merchant, defaults on a loan provided by the Jewish moneylender Shylock, dire consequences loom. The debt was taken to help Antonio's friend Bassanio woo the wealthy Portia. Shylock's contract demands a shocking penalty: a pound of Antonio's flesh. Though classified as a comedy, the play is best remembered for its dramatic courtroom scenes and Shylock's famous speeches exploring humanity, mercy, and discrimination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1114
ER  -