De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven by William Shakespeare

"De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven" by William Shakespeare is a play written between 1596 and 1598. A Venetian merchant defaults on a dangerous loan from Jewish moneylender Shylock, who demands a shocking penalty: a pound of flesh. While classified as a comedy, the play explores weighty themes through its most famous character, Shylock, and his clash with Antonio. The drama features celebrated speeches on humanity and mercy, sparking enduring debate about discrimination and justice that continues to resonate today. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Koster, Edward B. (Edward Bernard), 1861-1937
Uniform Title The Merchant of Venice. Dutch
Title De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_koopman_van_Veneti%C3%AB_(toneelstuk)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language Dutch
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Jews -- Italy -- Drama
Subject Moneylenders -- Drama
Subject Venice (Italy) -- Drama
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EBook-No. 29359
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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