--- product_id: 4537573 title: "The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Made Easy) 1st Edition" brand: "william shakespeare" price: "VT7028" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4537573-the-merchant-of-venice-shakespeare-made-easy-1st-edition store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Made Easy) 1st Edition **Brand:** william shakespeare **Price:** VT7028 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Made Easy) 1st Edition by william shakespeare - **How much does it cost?** VT7028 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4537573-the-merchant-of-venice-shakespeare-made-easy-1st-edition) ## Best For - william shakespeare enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted william shakespeare brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Made Easy) 1st Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81UF472JQ8L.jpg) ![The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Made Easy) 1st Edition - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Mg58yjSiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Shakespeare is a genius, again, and again. (AmazonClassics Edition) *by R***. on Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2019* Genius. No other word can explain how one man can make so many master works. Around half the reading of 'The Merchant of Venice' I was feeling it was a bit slow and, to be blunt, somehow pointless and perhaps predictable. But no, nothing is what seems and the first half prepares us to understand how extraordinaire is the character of Portia, maybe I am forgetting somebody but she is now my favorite heroine in literature. Super smart, absolutely amazing, beyond beautiful; cunning as a demon, lovely as an angel. She is just perfect. But not the dull and generic perfection that non talented writers incur so many times these days, because even when she portrays a man she is herself as well but in her own feminine way, with her own ideas and interests driven by her passions.Shakespeare has been a discovery to me, beyond his biography and the plot of Romeo and Juliet I didn't know about him, so I didn't know if this play would be either a tragedy or a comedy (and I wont tell you to not spoil you the reading). The second half is so thrilling, I fret about the words uttered by Bassanio unsuspectingly to a Portia in disguise, because it feels one of those tests a loved woman can put upon you, tests in which one world can forfeit you the world. Is so thrilling to know if Bassanio, Antonio and Shylock will surpass the test of so clever a heroine as Portia for love, trial and justice respectively. I didn't feel Shylock as a villain. The injustice of the insults by his customers and the fugue of his daughter Jessica with a Christian explain therefore the demand of justice, what could be mistaken by cruelty, but not: we would do the same in his place. This play is just perfect in that it resembles life.About the AmazonClassics edition it is another win. Excellent format, useful X-Ray, clear typography, and it contains only the masterwork, without introductions to spoil you the reading. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY ANTISEMETIC WORK *by M***) on Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024* A very antisemitic work is held after the death of its author as fit to be taught in my British school (Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt) class at the age of thirteen, six years after the concentration/death camps of the Nazi regime were liberated by the US and Allied forces. Today, when the anti-Semitic "protestors" are being removed by the NYPD, from Hamilton Building, Columbia University; I am sure there are scores, if not hundreds of early teen youth being herded into class in England to be spoon-fed the Merchant of Venice, or examined on that text, with no word of caution on the subliminal message being conveyed by William Shakespear from his grave. The stars given are the traditional award of WS, for who am I to denigrate his work. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite edition but it gets the job done *by T***� on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021* I mean it has the text of the play which is really the most important part. I have better annotated copies of this play but this is.a perfectly fine edition --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4537573-the-merchant-of-venice-shakespeare-made-easy-1st-edition](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/4537573-the-merchant-of-venice-shakespeare-made-easy-1st-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-12*