| − | '''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> | + | '''''The Merchant of Venice''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] and possibly his greatest play.{{who_says}} 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> |