Merchant of Venice Summary

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes. It is best known for the character of Shylock. The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the play's most prominent and more famous character. You can go to http://www.about-shakespeare.com/merchant_of_venice.php to read the play. You can also go to view a summary of the story at http://www.absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/merchant_of_venice/summary/merchant_of_venice_summary.htm.