The Merchant of Venice: Additional Resources

Here are some resources to help guide your way into The Merchant of Venice:

• Resources, character map, and infographic from Course Hero.
• Group member Shirley McDonald recommends James Shapiro’s book Shakespeare and the Jews as a good entry point to The Merchant of Venice.
• Watch a synopsis of The Merchant of Venice from Thug Notes or the Royal Shakespeare Company.
• The 2004 film version of The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, and Joseph Fiennes, is available on YouTube.
• The 1973 National Theatre version, starring Laurence Olivier, is also online.
• The Show Must Go Online did a very thoughtful production of The Merchant of Venice in the midst of lockdown.

Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.