Project Gutenberg 2008-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 96 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Puig i Ferreter, Joan 1882 1956 Ferreter, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Juan Puig y The Merchant of Venice. Catalan El Marxant de Venecia Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice Wikipedia page about this book: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_marxant_de_Ven%C3%A8cia "El Marxant de Venecia" by William Shakespeare is a classic play written in the early 17th century. It explores themes of love, friendship, justice, and mercy through a complex interplay of characters including Antonio, the merchant of Venice, his friend Bassanio, and the moneylender Shylock. The story revolves around the consequences of a bond that Antonio makes with Shylock, which sets the stage for a dramatic court case and provides insight into the values of the time. The opening of the play introduces Antonio, who is plagued by an inexplicable sadness, and his friends Salarino and Solanio, who speculate about the reasons for his melancholy. Bassanio soon enters the scene, revealing his intention to court the wealthy heiress Portia while also admitting to financial troubles. To pursue his aspirations, he seeks Antonio’s help in securing a loan from Shylock, thus laying the groundwork for the central conflict of the narrative. Meanwhile, we also glimpse Portia’s predicament as she faces the constraints imposed by her deceased father’s will, which dictates the terms of her marriage. The act sets the stage for the entangled relationships and themes that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. ca Comedy plays Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 189452 2025-08-11T09:40:34.441740 text/html 189269 2025-01-11T13:23:22.515823 text/html 144670 2025-08-11T09:40:40.487700 application/epub+zip 146847 2025-08-11T09:40:37.076728 application/epub+zip 124624 2025-08-11T09:40:36.002746 application/epub+zip 294674 2025-08-11T09:40:43.023813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271090 2025-08-11T09:40:39.807717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244072 2022-09-12T15:23:58.720009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160698 2025-08-11T09:40:34.149725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158112 2008-12-15T06:02:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19263 2025-08-11T09:40:43.337672 application/rdf+xml 14506 2025-08-11T09:40:36.487725 image/jpeg 3661 2025-08-11T09:40:36.245698 image/jpeg 64079 2008-12-15T06:02:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 143871 2025-08-11T09:40:34.461733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia