Synopsis
Schools programme on The Merchant of Venice.
Further Information
Similar plays, poems and sonnets
Shakespeare In Perspective | The Merchant of Venice
Wolf Mankowitz gives a personal view of The Merchant of Venice which, 'more than any other in the English language, established the image of the Jew.' He talks about his personal reaction to the play, being Jewish himself, and the effect the play had on the image of the Jew.
Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare | Act 4 Scene 1 - ''The quality of mercy is not strained''
In Polly Findlay's Royal Shakespeare Company production 'The Merchant of Venice', Portia, disguised as a male lawyer, tries to convince Shylock to have mercy on Antonio.