The Merchant of Venice

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-merchant-of-venice

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. Who wrote The Merchant of Venice?

2. 2. What is the period of composition?

3. 3. What is the primary setting?

4. 4. What is The Merchant of Venice about?

5. 5. Why does Shylock want a pound of Antonio's flesh?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Usury

• Antisemitism

• Humanism

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.