01986cam a22003733u 4500 29359 UtSlPG 20260610133653.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG nl iso639-1 PR Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 The Merchant of Venice. Dutch De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_koopman_van_Veneti%C3%AB_(toneelstuk) Release date is 2009-07-09 Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Jeroen van Luin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven" by William Shakespeare is a play written between 1596 and 1598. A Venetian merchant defaults on a dangerous loan from Jewish moneylender Shylock, who demands a shocking penalty: a pound of flesh. While classified as a comedy, the play explores weighty themes through its most famous character, Shylock, and his clash with Antonio. The drama features celebrated speeches on humanity and mercy, sparking enduring debate about discrimination and justice that continues to resonate today. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama Koster, Edward B. (Edward Bernard), 1861-1937 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29359 70207 70207