The Merchant of Venice
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Shakespeare, Fiction & Literature, Classics
| Author: | William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit | ISBN: | 9781787244337 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media | Publication: | February 16, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit |
| ISBN: | 9781787244337 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media |
| Publication: | February 16, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign |
| Language: | English |
Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out. This edition of ' The Merchant of Venice' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work.
Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out. This edition of ' The Merchant of Venice' is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work.
