Students will also benefit from the additional features included in this volume, such as an introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a biography of Shakespeare, and more. Even the mystery plays like Merchant of Venice (which HB, of course, classed as a comedy) owe a great debt to the psychopomp as a figure: ‘Merchant’ and ‘mercy’ (as in ‘the quality of mercy is not strained’) are the two oppositional terms in the play, but both have etymological ties (L. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on "The Merchant of Venice". However, the play has also been at the center of controversy due to its depiction of the Jewish moneylender Shylock, which many people feel is anti-Semitic. Several themes are presented within the framework of a traditional comedy that calls for the triumph of young lovers over their unromantic elders. Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is a richly complicated and disturbing work. It features an introduction by Harold Bloom, a summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a biography of Shakespeare, and more. This title contains a selection of criticism through the centuries on "The Merchant of Venice".
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