They were written at about the same time. We can only guess which he wrote first.
It is from Merchant of Venice.
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the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice, despite its blatant antisemitism, is considered a 'romance' by top Shakespeare scholars because it has no decisive style as do most of Shakespeare's plays.
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.
The clown in the Merchant of Venice is Lancelot Gobbo.
It is from Merchant of Venice.
Antonio.
No. Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy, not a musical. However, several films have been made based off of 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.
he got help
the line is from a play called the merchant of Venice
Yes, see related links for the Sparknotes on the Merchant of Venice.
The Merchant of Venice, despite its blatant antisemitism, is considered a 'romance' by top Shakespeare scholars because it has no decisive style as do most of Shakespeare's plays.
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.
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.