When Shakespeare wrote The Merchant of Venice, he couldn\'t have anticipated that it would be performed and read in dozens of languages - including German, Yiddish and Hebrew.
The play has become a focus for an exploration of the status of Jews through different representations of Shylock; as melodramatic villain or tragic victim..
When Shakespeare wrote The Merchant of Venice, he couldn\'t have anticipated that it would be performed and read in dozens of languages - including German, Yiddish and Hebrew