027 Neither A Borrower Nor A Lender Be: The Merchant of Venice (1598)

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One of Shakespeare’s great… comedies???? Bassanio needs some cash to impress the wealthy heiress Portia. This couldn’t possibly lead to his best friend getting imprisoned and disemboweled. One of Shakespeare's great plays, full of poetry and incident and nuance, and Romance with a capital R. Is it toppled by the antisemitism at its centre? Make sure to subscribe and share this podcast! Comments and questions can be sent to [email protected] Sources: The Oxford Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Oxford University Press) Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage, edited by Brian Vickers (Routledge)

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