Information on the Play
Articles on the Play
- A Thought-Provoking, Equivocal, Problematic Play
- Neither Comedy, Tragedy, Nor Romance
- A Romantic Comedy
- The Enigmatic Shylock
- A Tale of Outsiders
- Family Relationships
- The Sins of the Father . . .
- My Daughter, My Ducats: Love and Money
- Mercy or Monkeys?
Classroom Materials
- Shakespeare’s Words
- The Merchant of Venice in Modern Terms
- The Globe Theatre
- William Shakespeare
- Shakespeare’s Plays
- Shakespeare’s Audience and Audiences Today
- Famous Lines and Passages
- Suggested Activities
- Discussion Questions for Middle and High School Students
- Discussion Questions for Elementary School Students
- Three Scenes, Three Societies, Three Shylocks
- The Merchant of Venice Family Relationships
- Neither Comedy, Romance, nor Tragedy
- Recommended Reading
- Works Cited
Information on William Shakespeare
- Shakespeare: Words, Words, Words
- Not of an Age, but for All Mankind
- Elizabeth’s England
- History Is Written by the Victors
- Mr. Shakespeare, I Presume
- A Nest of Singing Birds
- Actors in Shakespeare’s Day
- Audience: A Very Motley Crowd
- Shakespearean Snapshots
- Ghosts, Witches, and Shakespeare
- What They Wore
