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It has a rich multiple plot, driven by the questions, "Will Bassanio get to marry Portia?", "Will Shylock be allowed to legally kill Antonio?", "Will Bassanio's failure of Portia's wedding ring test wreck their marriage?" We are interested in seeing how these issues turn out.
There are some very interesting characters, especially Shylock, but also to a lesser extent Antonio and Portia.
There are some wonderful speeches, especially Portia's "The quality of mercy . . ." and Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?"
There are a number of interesting diversions from the main plotlines--Lorenzo's elopement with Jessica, the failed suitors for Portia, Portia and Nerissa discussing the men who have come to woo Portia, and Launcelot Gobbo (a part surely designed for Will Kempe, the Chamberlain's Men's house comic.)
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Who is duke of Venice in the merchant of the Venice?
Who knows? The Duke of Venice is not a character in the play The Merchant of Venice. In Othello, yes. But not in the Merchant of Venice.
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?
You will find Portia and Shylock in the play of Hamlet.
What play does all that glitters is not gold from?
It is from Merchant of Venice.
What was the audience reaction in the merchant of Venice play?
There is no "audience" in the play Merchant of Venice, unlike Hamlet or A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Who is duke of Venice in the merchant of the Venice?
Who knows? The Duke of Venice is not a character in the play The Merchant of Venice. In Othello, yes. But not in the Merchant of Venice.
What play had the phrase A blinking idiot in it?
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?
You will find Portia and Shylock in the play of Hamlet.
What play does all that glitters is not gold from?
It is from Merchant of Venice.
What was the audience reaction in the merchant of Venice play?
There is no "audience" in the play Merchant of Venice, unlike Hamlet or A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What type of play is The Merchant of Venice?
The Merchant of Venice was written by William Shakespeare. It is considered a comedy. The main character is Antonio, the merchant.
Is The Merchant of Venice a play or a novel?
It's a play by Shakespeare.
Why was William Shakespeare's play the Jew of Venice renamed The Merchant of Venice please give source?
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.
What Shakespeare play does 'it is a wise father that knows his own child' come from?
Launcelot Gobbo (a clown, first Shylock's servant and then Bassanio's) says this to Gobbo, his father in The Merchant of Venice (act 2 Scene 2). He has just encountered his father, who does not recognize him.
Where does bassanio host his mask ball and who attends it in The Merchant of Venice?
There is no masked ball in the Merchant of Venice. Sorry. Not in Shakespeare's play, anyway.
What play does ' a blinking idiot' come from?
The Merchant of Venice
Is Macbeth in the merchant of Venice?
No, actually Macbeth is in the play called "Macbeth." The Merchant of Venice is a different play, with entirely different characters, but both are in the category of Shakespearean plays.
