The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

1600 · Comedy plays, Jews -- Italy -- Drama, Moneylenders -- Drama, Venice (Italy) -- Drama · 8 chapters

Comedy plays in 8 chapters by William Shakespeare. It opens on France, with England and Dauphin alongside. It begins: “Enter the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Ely”.

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