Play: Notes

Merchant of Venice

Emily Duncan & Allison Horsley Season 1 Episode 6

In the final of three episodes on Shakespeare we ask if The Merchant of Venice really fits the comedy mould. Was the Bard an anti-Semite? What did he want us to make of Antonio and Bassanio’s bromance? And did Portia really walk her quality of mercy talk?

Content Warning: Discussion of antisemitism.


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