The Merchant of Venice

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.

Robert Smith (Edited by), Rex Gibson (Founded by), Vicki Wienand (General editor), Richard Andrews (General editor), William Shakespeare (Author)

9781107615397, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 January 2014

216 pages
24.5 x 18.9 x 0.9 cm, 0.426 kg

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised and extended in full colour, classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive 'Stagecraft', 'Write about it', 'Language in the play', 'Characters' and 'Themes' features. Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference. Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for 'The Merchant of Venice' and Shakespeare. Includes rich, exciting colour photos of performances of 'The Merchant of Venice' from around the world.

Introduction
Photo gallery
List of characters
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Perspectives and themes
Characters
The language of The Merchant of Venice
History and the Jews
The Merchant of Venice in performance
Writing about Shakespeare
Writing about The Merchant of Venice
Timeline
Acknowledgements.

Subject Areas: Educational: English literature [YQE], Educational: English language & literacy [YQC]