In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, bonds of love and friendship collide with greed, prejudice, and the pursuit of justice. When the merchant Antonio borrows money from the Jewish moneylender Shylock to help his friend Bassanio woo the wealthy heiress Portia, a fateful bond is struck: if the debt is not repaid, Antonio must forfeit a pound of his own flesh. As fortunes turn and the case is brought before a Venetian court, questions of mercy, vengeance, and the power of law take center stage.

By turns comic and unsettling, The Merchant of Venice remains one of Shakespeare's most provocative plays-a work that combines romance and wit with a searching examination of intolerance, loyalty, and the meaning of justice.

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