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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. [1]
References
- ↑ Great Books, Shakespeare: Vol. 1, by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 406-433.