The Merchant of Venice

by Clare West (Retold by), William Shakespeare

In sixteenth-century Venice - a city of wealthy merchants and bankers - money is all-important. Bassanio is penniless, but his great friend Antonio offers to help him by borrowing the money that he needs. To do this, though, Antonio must make an arrangement with an old enemy that puts his life in danger... The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, and it has been performed all over the world. It is retold in this Bookworm not as a play, but as a story.

Paperback with Audio

Published February 25, 2016

About the author

Clare West has over twenty years of TEFL classroom experience in the UK and abroad, and has led teacher workshops in Europe and South America. Associated with Cambridge examination courses, she became a freelance author, contributing to Oxford Bookworms and Dominoes and serving as Series Editor for Oxford Bookworms Playscripts.

Reviews

[Shaimaa شيماء · Rating 3 out of 5]

مسرحية شكسبيرية غنية عن التعريف..
حتى اللي مقراش المسرحية دي عنده فكرة عن شيلوك اليهودي المرابي اللي كان عاوز ياخد قطعة من لحم انطونيو مقابل الدين اللي عليه..
وطبعا كان هو شرير القصة الإنسان البغيض اللي محدش طايقه بس مضطرين نتعامل معاه!!

اللي لفت نظري إن مش هو الوحيد يعني اللي شخصيته سيئة لكن اغلب الشخصيات فيها عيوب خطيرة..

بنته اللي سرقته وهربت مع حبيبها عشان كان بيعاملها وحش!!
الراجل اللي رايح يستلف من صاحبه عشان عاوز يروح يخطب واحدة غنية.. فصاحبه يضطر يستلف من المرابي اللي بيكرهه.. يعني مش موضوع حياة او موت..
البنت الغنية اللي ابوها عمل وصية غريبة اوي.. ان اللي يتجوزها هو اللي هيختار صح الصندوق اللي فيه صورتها!

وهي عشان تنفذ الوصية وبرضه تختار اللي على مزاجها ادتله اشارة وهو بيختار !!!

وحتى الخاتم اللي اديتهوله وحلف انه ميفرطش فيه.. فرط فيه عادي.. فمش عارفة الصراحة كان عاجبها فيه إيه..
وهي برضه اللي راحت وانقذت صاحبه!!

اللي طلعت بيه من القصة الصراحة ان الستات من قديم الأزل شاطرة وبتعرف توصل للي هي عايزاه 😊😊😊

[AMEER · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Merchant of Venice Summary. Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio.

The main themes are justice, mercy, revenge, love, and friendship, and though much of the subject matter is rather dark, it is regarded as one of Shakespeare’s comedy plays.

[cris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this for school and not going to lie it was pretty boring. I would have much rather read the original. It wasn’t too bad but the plot seemed superficial and not really that deep, like there was no real meaning?

[natt :) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Antonio y Bassano¿ fucked

[L'ou · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐

[Mica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Portia I'm so sorry you won't have a legally blonde era due to sexism in your century, I love you

[A. Ruiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

Gran libro, muy divertido. No era para nada lo que esperaba. Me hace querer ver o leer la obra original de Shakespeare.