Portia enters with Bassanio and a few others. Before Portia's father passed away, he created a challenge for any potential suitor for Portia's hand in mariage. A suitor must pick one of three ...

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare set in Italy in the 16th century. It is classified as a comedy, although it also has elements of tragedy. The play is made up of five acts ...

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare set in Italy in the 16th century. It is classified as a comedy, although it also has elements of tragedy. The play is made up of five acts ...

"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult play to stage ... and persuasive human voice ...

“The quality of mercy is not strain'd,” says the character Portia, in William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” “It ...

Arbus has given us a Merchant of Venice for the age, updated to the present day with plenty of mobile phone coverage on the ...

EXCLUSIVE: William Shakespeare is headed back to ... and will be his fifth collaboration with Pacino after The Merchant of Venice (2004) in which Pacino played Shylock, Wilde Salomé (2011 ...

William Shakespeare's literary works affected ... are wearing turbans and other clothing that reflect the Moor culture. In "The Merchant of Venice," protagonist Antonio cannot repay a loan that ...

Portia arrives to Antonio's trial disguised as Balthazar, a lawyer. Portai has each party stand forth and questions them. Having asked if Antonio acknowledges the contract he made with Shylock and ...

The Merchant of Venice is not exactly William Shakespeare's most problem-free play. To the best of my (meaning the IMDb's) recollection, the work has never received a big-screen adaptation in English.

Intelligent modern take on Shakespeare’s problem play directed by Arin Arbus and starring John Douglas Thompson as a superb Shylock ...