The Merchant of Venice

by Jennifer Mulherin, Abigail Frost, William Shakespeare

This handsomely illustrated series presents Shakespeare in such a lively and accessible manner that students and young readers will find themselves wishing to read all his plays. Readers learn to enjoy these immortal works as they follow the story, get to know the characters, and explore the historical background of each play. Packed with color illustrations and portraits of the main characters, and enhanced with quotations, these are eye-opening introductions for students as well as valuable tools for teachers.

Genres: Classics

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1600

Reviews

[Kylie Quigley]

The art was gorgeous. This play is one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, exploring the subject matter addressed within it. The author did a good job explaining that within the background notes, although I was annoyed with how the play was adapted. It was simplified and easy to be detracted from the play with the notes and little definitions at the bottom-a good amount of which (at least by my standards) were not needed. For example, most people know what a notary is.

[Nikki Wilson]

Excellent way to showcase William Shakespeare’s extraordinary play The Merchant of Venice. It’s a play to be be watched, looked at and to muse over rather than read outright. I enjoyed reading it in this unusual graphic novel edition.

[Snarhooked]

Features some backstory about traders and exploration in Elizabethan times including the risks alongside a summary of the play's events in modern English

[Inas]

"Beauty can lie .... A man who looks like a great warrior can be a coward at heart."
"Mercy is a gift from God himself. If God judged each of us by what we deserve, none of us should be saved ."
I really like it but I don't like how Portia forced the jew to give Antonio half his fortune and became a christian that seemed unfair! Maybe I should read the whole novel to understand the case .

[Mloy]

I like a lot of Shakespeare's work but I have to admit, I've never read The Merchant of Venice until now and I it's a darn shame because the story (as most of Shakespeare's work) was so clever and wonderfully told. I especially loved the conclusion- brilliant! Simply brilliant!

[Christine]

Racist propaganda.

[Salman Akhtar]

A very good book

[Cassi]

Better than Romeo and Juliet more interesting for sure