De Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes) 1828-1900 text utu 2016 monographic nl 1 online resource : multiple file formats "De Koopman van Venetië" by William Shakespeare is a play written between 1596 and 1598. When merchant Antonio defaults on a loan to help his friend Bassanio woo the wealthy Portia, the Jewish moneylender Shylock 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 on humanity and justice, sparking ongoing debate about prejudice and mercy. (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 2016-02-06 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. 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/51138 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51138 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134157.0 51138