The Merchant of Venice - read in both languages

Author: William Shakespeare Publication date: 2025 Book category: Novel Publisher: Masaafat Publishing Number of pages: 352 Cover type: Paperback Book summary: The Merchant of Venice (Arabic-English) by Shakespeare… "The Merchant of Venice" is a famous play by writer William Shakespeare, set in the city of Venice, Italy. The play tells about a merchant named Antonio who borrows money from the Jewish usurer Shylock to help his close friend Bassanio win the hand of his beloved Portia, who is a wealthy heiress. Shylock conditions Antonio that, if he does not repay the debt on time, he will take a pound of his flesh. The events escalate when Antonio fails to repay the loan on time, and Shylock demands to enforce his condition. The conflict ends in a court where Portia (disguised as a lawyer) dismantles Shylock’s legal arguments, to see whether she will outsmart him and save Antonio, or if Shylock will indeed take a pound of his flesh?