| − | '''''The Merchant of Venice''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. 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]]. It involves the lawsuit between Antonio, a merchant, and Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. 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> |