Studies the sources, plot elements, stage history, criticsm and the character types and the attitudes towards them in The Merchant of Venice. The text traces the development of the flesh-bond story, offers a through treatment of the character's names, discusses the contemporary background for Jews and userers and surveys the history of the interpretation of Shylock.
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