The Merchant of Venice (shakespeare Collection)
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About This Novel
"The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. It mainly tells the story of Antonio, a Venetian businessman, who borrowed three thousand gold coins from the Jewish loan shark Shylock in order to help his friend Bassanio get married. Because Antonio lent money to others without interest, which affected his business and insulted him, Shylock took the opportunity to retaliate and joked in the loan agreement that if the money was not paid after three months, he would cut off a pound of Antonio's flesh to pay off the debt. Antonio was unable to repay the money as scheduled due to a shipwreck, so Shylock sued Antonio to fulfill the loan agreement. In order to save Antonio's life, Bassanio's fiancée Portia pretends to be a lawyer and uses her wisdom to cleverly prevent Shylock from executing the cut of a pound of flesh and lose the lawsuit.
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