Project Gutenberg 2014-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 120 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cajander, Paavo Emil 1846 1913 The merchant of Venice. Finnish Venetian kauppias Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetsian_kauppias Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Venetian Kauppias" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the late 16th century. This classic drama centers around themes of love, mercy, revenge, and the complex interactions of different cultures and religions. The main characters include Antonio, a Venetian merchant, Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and Portia, a wealthy heiress who challenges societal norms. The opening of the play introduces Antonio, who is troubled and melancholic for reasons that elude him. His friends Salarino and Solanio speculate about his sadness and consider it might be due to financial concerns, love, or simply his nature. We also meet Bassanio, Antonio's friend, who is in love with Portia but is financially troubled, prompting him to seek Antonio's help in borrowing money from Shylock to pursue her. This sets the stage for the intricate dealings, alliances, and conflicts among the characters, hinting at the deeper themes of mercy versus justice that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fi Comedy plays Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 173190 2025-07-18T07:52:42.191786 text/html 157100 2024-10-24T02:16:30 text/html 139629 2025-07-18T07:52:49.836737 application/epub+zip 139914 2025-07-18T07:52:45.374762 application/epub+zip 119762 2025-07-18T07:52:44.093775 application/epub+zip 305955 2025-07-18T07:52:52.375718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281984 2025-07-18T07:52:48.912751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254334 2022-09-20T13:06:53.333672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144333 2025-07-18T07:52:41.389776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124575 2024-10-24T02:16:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18951 2025-07-18T07:52:52.507711 application/rdf+xml 15704 2025-07-18T07:52:44.610754 image/jpeg 3816 2025-07-18T07:52:44.349759 image/jpeg 140071 2025-07-18T07:52:42.205773 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia