The Merchant of Venice is a classic play by William Shakespeare, first published in 1600. It tells the story of Antonio, a Venetian merchant, who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, in order to help his friend Bassanio. The play follows
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The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.