The Merchant of Venice - an unusual comedy with tragic undertones - is one of the most popular plays Shakespeare ever wrote.
This brand-new edition has been prepared especially for The Pocket Library by two of the world’s formost Elizabethan authorities.
Since Shakespeare lived, many changes have occurred in the meanings of words, and some clarification is necessary for the modern reader. To provide this information in the most radable way, the text of the play is printed on right-hand pages only and all notes are placed on the pages facing the text they explain.