The Merchant of Venice

<b>The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's black comedy.</b><br><br>A complex play that&#160;combines pathos and humor <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> also introduces&#160;one of Shakespeare's most memorable villains the Jewish moneylender Shylock who famously demands a &#147;pound of flesh&#148; for what he is owed.<br><br>This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:<br><br> &#149; An overview of Shakespeare's life world and theater<br> &#149;&#160;A special introduction to the play by the editor Kenneth Myrick<br>&#149; Notes on the sources of <i>The Merchant of Venice</i><br> &#149; Dramatic criticism from Nicholas Rowe William Hazlitt Elmer Edgar Stoll and others<br> &#149; A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors directors and productions<br> &#149; Text notes and commentaries printed in the clearest most readable text<br> &#149; And more...