TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare, William AU - Rice, Chris. TI - The Merchant of Venice SN - 9781405882279 (pbk) PY - 2008/// CY - Harlow PB - Pearson Education Ltd KW - Jews KW - Italy KW - Fiction KW - Shylock (Fictitious Character) KW - Graded Readers KW - Venice (Italy) N1 - 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 UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/983368026 ER -