Shakespeare, William 1564-1616.
The Merchant of Venice / William Shakespeare; Retold by Chris Rice. - Simplified ed. - Harlow : Pearson Education Ltd, 2008. - 72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Penguin Readers 4 .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
"Bassanio wants to get married, but he has no money and a lot of debts. He asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but Antonio is waiting for his ships to return. Until then, he has nothing to lend. To help Bassanio, he borrows money from a money-lender - and agrees to an unusual condition. If Antonio cannot repay the loan in three months, the money-lender will cut a pound of flesh from his body. Will Antonio be able to repay the loan? Or will he die?" (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Introduction The Characters in the Play Act 1 - The Agreement Act 2 - The Three Boxes Act 3 - Bad News
Act 4 - The Judgment Act 5 - The Rings Activities
9781405882279 (pbk)
Jews--Italy--Fiction.
Shylock (Fictitious Character)--Fiction.
Graded Readers.
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Graded Readers.
The Merchant of Venice / William Shakespeare; Retold by Chris Rice. - Simplified ed. - Harlow : Pearson Education Ltd, 2008. - 72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Penguin Readers 4 .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
"Bassanio wants to get married, but he has no money and a lot of debts. He asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but Antonio is waiting for his ships to return. Until then, he has nothing to lend. To help Bassanio, he borrows money from a money-lender - and agrees to an unusual condition. If Antonio cannot repay the loan in three months, the money-lender will cut a pound of flesh from his body. Will Antonio be able to repay the loan? Or will he die?" (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Introduction The Characters in the Play Act 1 - The Agreement Act 2 - The Three Boxes Act 3 - Bad News
Act 4 - The Judgment Act 5 - The Rings Activities
9781405882279 (pbk)
Jews--Italy--Fiction.
Shylock (Fictitious Character)--Fiction.
Graded Readers.
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Graded Readers.