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 ...

The Merchant of Venice is a complicated play. Apart from its interweaving storylines, its genre defies classification: in its first quarto of 1600, the play is described as an “excellent history” and ...

Arbus has given us a Merchant of Venice for the age, updated to the present day with plenty of mobile phone coverage on the ...

It goes without saying that The Merchant of Venice is a desperately difficult play to stage ... or impulsively hugged by Danaya Esperanza as Shylock’s daughter Jessica - and completely absorbing in ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio ... When Shylock's daughter Jessica runs away home with all his money and jewels, he becomes ...

The terms of the loan are that should it default, Antonio would owe Shylock a qpound of flesh.n ShylockMs daughter, Jessica, then elopes with a one of AntonioMs friends, who also belongs to a ...

A true highlight in Oberman’s performance hits after she discovers Jessica (Gráinne Dromgoole ... This version of The Merchant of Venice proves that Shakespeare can be a springboard for ...

Gavin Fowler plays Bassanio, Grainne Dromgoole as Jessica, Xavier Starr as Gratiano ... attend with a ticket to the performance. The Merchant of Venice 1936 is available in Liverpool Playhouse ...