by William Shakespeare (Author)
Everything You Need To Make The Grade
Test? Paper? Class discussion? Don't worry, we have you covered. This book has everything you need.
Not only does it feature the complete text of The Merchant of Venice, it offers a comprehensive study guide that will easily help you understand Shakespeare's classic drama.
You'll make the grade with:
- Complete and unabridged text
- Scene-by-scene summaries
- Explanations and discussions of the plot
- Question-and-answer sections
- Shakespeare biography
- List of characters and more
Author Biography
He was not of an age, but for all time, declared Ben Jonson of his contemporary William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Jonson's praise is especially prescient, since at the turn of the 17th century Shakespeare was but one of many popular London playwrights and none of his dramas were printed in his lifetime. The reason so many of his works survive is because two of his actor friends, with the assistance of Jonson, assembled and published the First Folio edition of 1623.