Project Gutenberg 2016-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 336 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes) 1828 1900 Burgersdijk, Leendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk, Dr. L.A.J. Burgersdijk, Dr. L. A. J. The Merchant of Venice. Dutch De Koopman van Venetië Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_koopman_van_Veneti%C3%AB_(toneelstuk) Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "De Koopman van Venetië" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the late 16th century. The narrative revolves around themes of friendship, love, and the complexities of justice and mercy, as seen through the story of Antonio, a merchant in Venice, who borrows money from the Jewish moneylender Shylock to help his friend Bassanio win the hand of the wealthy heiress Portia. The characters navigate a web of relationships and moral dilemmas in a richly layered exploration of societal prejudices. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Antonio, who feels inexplicably melancholic, which his friends suggest may be due to love. They leave him just as his close friend Bassanio arrives, revealing his financial troubles due to his extravagant lifestyle and his desire to court the beautiful Portia. Bassanio asks Antonio for financial support in his pursuit of Portia, claiming he has squandered his wealth on live freely. Antonio, despite having his assets tied up in shipping ventures, agrees to seek a loan from Shylock, setting the stage for the ensuing conflict and drama centered around love, loyalty, and the harsh realities of commerce and contract within a prejudiced society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Comedy plays Jews -- Italy -- Drama Moneylenders -- Drama Venice (Italy) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 310869 2025-08-20T13:23:49.851059 text/html 288209 2024-10-22T23:50:31 text/html 496091 2025-08-20T13:23:58.959023 application/epub+zip 500961 2025-08-20T13:23:51.888069 application/epub+zip 157921 2025-08-20T13:23:50.777062 application/epub+zip 611646 2025-08-20T13:24:03.201029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722644 2025-08-20T13:23:58.093024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382242 2022-09-23T09:21:14.830125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178609 2025-08-20T13:23:48.145081 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158715 2024-10-22T23:50:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18489 2025-08-20T13:24:03.353016 application/rdf+xml 20738 2025-08-20T13:23:50.900046 image/jpeg 3327 2025-08-20T13:23:50.839039 image/jpeg 466608 2025-08-20T13:23:49.890103 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 nl.wikipedia