De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Contributor:

Koster, Edward B. (Edward Bernard), 1861-1937.

Standardized Title:

The Merchant of Venice. Dutch

Language:

Dutch

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"De Koopman van Venetië: Drama in vijf bedrijven" by William Shakespeare is a classic play written during the late 16th century. The work revolves around complex themes of love, friendship, and justice, highlighted through the interactions of its main characters, including the merchant Antonio, his friend Bassanio, and the Jewish moneylender Shylock. At the start of the play, we meet Antonio, who is feeling inexplicably melancholic despite his successful merchant ventures. His friends, Salarino and Solanio, speculate about the cause of his sadness, suggesting that it must be love-related. Bassanio arrives and reveals his desire to court the wealthy heiress Portia, which he cannot pursue due to his financial problems. To secure the necessary funds for his courtship, Bassanio plans to ask Antonio for a loan, igniting a chain of events that leads to the poignant exploration of friendship, sacrifice, and societal prejudices that permeate the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Jeroen van Luin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_koopman_van_Veneti%C3%AB_(toneelstuk)

Release date is 2009-07-09