TY - GEN AU - Shakespeare, William TI - The merchant of Venice T2 - Penguim Readers SN - 9781405843539 CY - China KW - Juvenile Literature KW - Poetry, Poems, Verses or Theater KW - Social Classes KW - Classic Literature KW - Prejudices KW - Social Inequality N2 - Bassanio wants to get married, but he has no money and a lot of debts. He asks his friend Antonio for a loan, but Antonio is waiting for his ships to return. Until then, he has nothing to lend. To help Bassanio, he borrows money from a money-lender – and agrees to an unusual condition. If Antonio cannot repay the loan in three months, the money-lender will cut a pound of flesh from his body. Will Antonio be able to repay the loan? Or will he die? ER -