De Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator Koster, Edward B. (Edward Bernard) 1861-1937 text utu 2009 monographic nl 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29359 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29359 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133653.0 29359