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'''The Merchant of Venice''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] and possibly his greatest play.  It involves the lawsuit between Antonio, a Merchant, and Shylock, a jew.  It also has a subplot, in which a fair lady, Portia, is courted by three gentlemen, who must open three gold caskets.  <ref>  [[Great Books, Shakespeare: Vol. 1]], by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 406-433.  </ref>   
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'''The Merchant of Venice''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] and possibly his greatest play.  It involves the lawsuit between Antonio, a Merchant (non-Jew), and Shylock, a jew.  It also has a subplot, in which a fair lady, Portia (non-Jew), is courted by three gentlemen, who must open three gold caskets.  <ref>  [[Great Books, Shakespeare: Vol. 1]], by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 406-433.  </ref>   
    
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