The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare set in Italy in the 16th century. It is classified as a comedy, although it also has elements of tragedy. Characters in The Merchant of ...

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...

One of the most historic buildings in Plymouth has been put on sale - and could become a cafe. The 16th Century Merchant’s ...

4 College Street, Ipswich, a former 16th Century merchant's house, has been refurbished A Tudor building that has stood empty for more than 40 years has been restored from a "dilapidated eyesore ...

It goes without saying that The Merchant of Venice is a desperately difficult play to stage, for a 21st century audience. Torn between his fundamental creative drive to give every character a credible ...

The Merchant of Venice is a complicated play. Apart from its interweaving storylines, its genre defies classification: in its first quarto of 1600, the play is described as an “excellent history” and ...