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The merchant of Venice

The merchant of Venice

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Book On CD 2002

Bassanio, an impoverished Venetian, asks his merchant friend, Antonio to lend him 3,000 ducats, so that he can go to Belmont to woo the heiress Portia. With all of his capital committed overseas, Antonio borrows in turn from the Jew, Shylock, someone he has previously insulted, many times. Shylock demands that if Antonio defaults on the loan, he must pay with a pound of his flesh. When the news arrives that Antonio's merchant fleet bearing his...

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Radio and television plays
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ISBN:
066018673X
Description:
2 compact discs : stereo
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
stereo
digital recording
Other Title:
CBC Stratford Festival reading series
Notes:
Compact disc
Performed by a full cast. Directed by Richard Monette
From the Stratford Festival production
SPL: Canadiana
Control Number:
623363
Other Authors:
Askew, Timothy
Carrier, Donald
Dodd, Sarah
Dunn, Paul
Gould, Adrienne
Hutt, Peter (Actor)
MacDonald, Tim
Mitchell, Jason
Monette, Richard
O'Neill, Raymond
Peacock, Lucy, 1947-
Posner, Rami
Snelgrove, David
Soles, Paul
Stratford Festival (Ont.)
Tree, Brian
Van Burek, Nicholas
White, Jeff
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