01. Merchant of Venice - Introduction

Merchant of Venice

By William Shakespeare

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This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

Lesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

Merchant of Venice

By William Shakespeare

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Content of this lesson

William Shakspeare
The title
The characters
Summary of the play
Reading

Slide 2 - Slide

timer

1:30

What do you know about
William Shakespeare

Slide 3 - Mind map

Slide 4 - Video

In conclusion

Shakespeare is one of the greats.

In his sonnets, plays and other works he deals with major topics such as love, death, mercy, revenge, money, suffering etc.

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Title: Merchant of Venice

Merchant = ..

Venice = ..

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Characters

Antonio

Christian Merchant
Friends with Bassiano & Gratiano

Also see page x

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Characters

Bassiano

Christian
In debt
Wants to marry Portia

Also see page x

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Characters

Gratiano

Christian
Married to Nerissa (who is Portia's servant)

Also see page x

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Characters

Shylock

Jewish
Money-lender
From Venice, Italy
Daughter named Jessica
Friend named Tubal (Jewish)

Also see page x

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Characters

Jessica

Daughter of Shylock
Jewish
Runs off with Lorenzo (who is Christian)

Also see page x

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Let's watch a summary

This 6-minute summary gives you the most important details of the Merchant of Venice, which can be very helpful while you are reading.

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Summary

Write in your notebook:

Act 1: Leave some room to take notes, do the same for Act 2 - 5.

Write down important names and key words. This will help you during the reading of the book.