Live from Stratford-upon-Avon. The merchant of Venice /
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Ba...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Stratford-on-Avon, England :
Royal Shakespeare Company,
2015.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 09, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (133 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 02:13:23 |
| Production Credits: | Set designed by Johannes Schutz ; costumes designed by Anette Guther ; lighting designed by Peter Mumford ; music by Marc Tritschler ; sound by Gareth Fry. |