Opinions vary. It was one of his earlier plays, possibly at about the same time as Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night's Dream, in the mid 1590s.
It's a play by Shakespeare.
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
It is from Merchant of Venice.
The Merchant of Venice was written by William Shakespeare. It is considered a comedy. The main character is Antonio, the merchant.
Shakespeare's play was never called The Jew of Venice. It was always The Merchant of Venice. You may have been thinking of Christopher Marlowe's play, The Jew of Malta.
You will find Portia and Shylock in the play of Hamlet.
The Merchant of Venice.
Shylock
There is no masked ball in the Merchant of Venice. Sorry. Not in Shakespeare's play, anyway.
A play by Christopher Marlowe called, 'The Jew of Malta' is thought to be have inspired Shakespeare, as it made a revival before he wrote the play. It involves an evil Jew who is punished by being boiled in a cauldron, and was full of anti-semitism, much like the Merchant of Venice.
There is no specific record of a play titled "The Maori Merchant of Venice" being created. However, if you are referring to a production or adaptation of Shakespeare's play, "The Merchant of Venice," that incorporates Maori culture, customs or language, it would depend on the specific production or adaptation. Shakespeare's original play was written between 1596 and 1598.
It comes from William Shakespeare's, The Merchant of Venice.