Standard Module B

A Critical Study of Text

Text: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

Some online resources:

William Shakespeare

• Wikipedia on Shakespeare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

• A dedicated website: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/

• And another: http://www.bardweb.net/

• And another dedicated website: http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

The Merchant of Venice

• The Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice

• A searchable and annotated version of the text: http://www.clicknotes.com/merchant/index.html

• A close analysis: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7221/textualanalyssi.htm

• A selection of articles on shylock: http://www.helium.com/knowledge/31825-character-analysis-shylock-from-shakespeares-the-merchant-of-venice

• Teacher's notes: http://webenglishteacher.com/merchant.html

• Essays and interviews related to a production: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/

• From the Royal Shakespeare company: http://www.rsc.org.uk/WhatsOn/5717.aspx

• The Globe Theatre: http://www.globelink.org/

• Useful links on a dedicated site: http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/plays/MV.html

 Scenes available on YouTube:

• trailer to 2004 version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdbzRtxVtns

• Portia on mercy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOji4H3Jgfw

• Merchant of Venice Act I, Scene III and Act IV, Scene I-clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4exvj-xqc9c

• Director, Richard Rose, 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gtU3dBM1-Y

Please remember, these scenes do not in any way replace watching the play either on film or on stage.