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 |
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| 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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Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Jeroen van Luin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| 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 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 29359 |
| Release Date | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 185 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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