The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare ... deal of nothing” and enjoys rude jokes, a young man called Lorenzo, and Antonio’s best friend Bassanio. When left alone with Antonio ...

Jack Ryland's Lorenzo, moreover ... "The most excellent Histories of the Merchant of Venice. With the extreame crueltie of Shylock the Iewe towards the sayd Merchant. . . ." The fact is that ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in ...

Gratiano calls himself a fool and tries to explain to Antonio that there is no joy in life without having fun. Shylock, a money-lender, lends Antonio a loan, even though Antonio often berates ...

A critically acclaimed production of The Merchant of Venice is visiting Hampshire this ... Mikhail Sen as Lorenzo/Maharajah, ...