'''''The Merchant of Venice''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] written in approximately 1596. <ref> [[Great Books, Shakespeare: Vol. 1]], by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 406-433. </ref> It is well-known for the dramatic character of Shylock, a Jewish money-lender.
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[[William Shakespeare]]
==External Linkslinks==
Open Source Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/playmenu.php?WorkID=merchantvenice]