![]() ![]() Musical setting of 'Where is fancy bred?' composed by Emma Harding, performed by Kerry Gooderson and Peter Ringrose. ![]() Introduced by the BBC's Business Editor, Simon Jack. Bassanio asks Antonio for a loan in order to travel in style to Portia’s estate. ![]() His friend Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. Andrew Scott, Ray Fearon, Hayley Atwell and Colin Morgan star in Shakespeare's ever-topical story of over-confident traders, a debt-ridden country dependent on credit, and a society suspicious of religious difference, transposed to the City of London and the 2008 financial crisis. Full Play Summary Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends of a melancholy that he cannot explain. With Shylocks pound of flesh and Portias golden ring,The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeares most controversial, disturbing and unforgettable plays. ![]()
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