{"product_id":"9780141396545-merchant-of-venice-the","title":"The Merchant of Venice","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBassanio, a noble but impoverished Venetian, asks his friend the merchant Antonio for a loan to impress an heiress. Antonio agrees, but is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical Jewish moneylender, Shylock, who forces him into a chilling contract, which stipulates he must honour the debt with a pound of his own flesh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul'  John Dryden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntonio, a Venetian merchant, wishes to help his friend get money to impress a rich heiress. But he is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical, abused Jewish moneylender, Shylock, and signs a chilling contract to honour the debt with a pound of his own flesh. An ambiguous, complex and controversial comedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e explores prejudice, marriage, money and the true nature of justice in an unforgiving world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsed and Recommended by the National Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editor Stanley Wells\u003cbr\u003eEdited by W. Moelwyn Merchant\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by Peter Holland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31377318707297,"sku":"9780141396545","price":8.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32225438.jpg?v=1737102531","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141396545-merchant-of-venice-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}