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The Merchant of Venice [liberally edited by Charles Kean]

The Merchant of Venice [liberally edited by Charles Kean]

by William Shakespeare

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Author
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title
Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre, with Historical and Explanatory Notes by Charles Kean, F.S.A.
Credits
E-text prepared by Curtis Weyant, David Starner, Charles Aldarondo, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Venice (Italy) -- Drama
Category
Text
eBook-No.
12578
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12578
Release Date
June 1, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.SHAKESPEARE'S PLAY OF — THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, — ARRANGED FOR REPRESENTATION AT — THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE, — WITH HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES, — BY
  2. 2.CHARLES KEAN, F.S.A., — AS FIRST PERFORMED ON — SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1858. — ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL.
  3. 3.DRAMATIS PERSONAE. — AS FIRST PERFORMED, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1858.
  4. 4.PREFACE.
  5. 5.ACT I.
  6. 6.SCENE I.—VENICE.(A) SAINT MARK'S PLACE.(B) — FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7.SCENE II.—BELMONT. A ROOM IN PORTIA'S HOUSE. — FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8.SCENE III.—THE MERCHANT'S EXCHANGE ON THE RIALTO ISLAND.(c) SAN JACOPO, THE MOST ANCIENT CHURCH IN VENICE, OCCUPIES ONE SIDE OF THE SQUARE. — FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9.SCENE IV.—SALOON OF THE CASKETS IN PORTIA'S HOUSE, AT BELMONT. — FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10.HISTORICAL NOTES TO ACT FIRST.
  11. 11.ACT II.
  12. 12.SCENE I.—VENICE.(A) EXTERIOR OF SHYLOCK'S HOUSE.
  13. 13.HISTORICAL NOTES TO ACT SECOND. — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.ACT III.
  15. 15.SCENE I.—SALOON OF THE CASKETS IN PORTIA'S HOUSE AT BELMONT. — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.SCENE II.—RIALTO BRIDGE (A), AND GRAND CANAL. — FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17.SCENE III.—SALOON OF THE CASKETS, IN PORTIA'S HOUSE, AT BELMONT. — FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18.SCENE IV.—VENICE. THE COLUMNS OF ST. MARK. (c). — FOOTNOTES:
  19. 19.SCENE V.—SALOON OF THE CASKETS IN PORTIA'S HOUSE AT BELMONT.
  20. 20.HISTORICAL NOTES TO ACT THIRD. — FOOTNOTES:
  21. 21.ACT IV.
  22. 22.SCENE I.—VENICE. A COURT OF JUSTICE.(A)
  23. 23.SCENE II.—VENICE. THE FOSCARI GATE OF THE DUCAL PALACE, LEADING TO THE GIANT'S STAIRCASE. — FOOTNOTES:
  24. 24.HISTORICAL NOTES TO ACT FOURTH.
  25. 25.ACT V.
  26. 26.SCENE I.—BELMONT. AVENUE TO PORTIA'S HOUSE. — FOOTNOTES:

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