1 | Who? Shylock? What are you doing? Are you reading the merchant of Venice again? | |
2 | Throughout history Jews have been upset at the portrayal of Shylock in "Merchant of Venice," not a very nice guy. | |
3 | By the 13th century it reached Turkey, but not until the 16th century did the beans start boiling in Europe, brought to Italy by a Venetian trader. | |
4 | "As I enter a courthouse", Kornstein wrote, " I think of Shakespeare' s warning [from The Merchant of Venice] "You must take your chance". | |
5 | The case, officially titled Shylock v Antonio, is better known by theatergoers as Shakespeare' s The Merchant of Venice. |