by William Shakespeare

Wicked Mercy

God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man. - I.ii

From Shylock’s unjust Venice to Portia’s golden Belmont, The Merchant of Venice is at once a comic love story and a passionate discourse on justice and mercy.  Both entertaining and disturbing, this magnificent comedy will have you asking “who are the heroes and who are the villains?”

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