This updated adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, adapted by Brigid Larmour and Tracy-Ann Oberman, has been meticulously designed to create a masterpiece that is brilliantly ...

The main characters in The Merchant of Venice are: Shylock, Antonio, Bassanio and Portia. The secondary characters are: Nerissa, Gratiano, Jessica, Salerio and Solanio. When writing about ...

Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia ...

You can't always judge a book by its cover. For example, beauty and be created by wigs and makeup. Shylock, a money-lender, lends Antonio a loan, even though Antonio often berates Shylock for ...