Shakespeare, William   1564-1616. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/> Includes glossary and reading activities. 
<br/><br/>"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<br/> Act 4 - The Judgment Act 5 - The Rings Activities 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405882279 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jews--Italy--Fiction.<br/>Shylock (Fictitious Character)--Fiction.<br/>Graded Readers.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Graded Readers.