The Merchant of Venice

How shalt thou hope for mercy, rend'ring none?

It seemed as if Shakespeare had abandoned the play after writing two-thirds of it. Busy schedule, writing another masterpiece, or was it difficult to find a suitable resolution to end this great work?

The stakes were getting higher and I wondered how this genius was going to play this out. He chose to end it in a hilarious way. Well, I am not angry, but a little disappointed.

Shylock, Portia and Launcelot Gobbo had the best act and spoke poetically.

It was the first time I'd read his work in English; I'd read three other plays before, and it's really something else. It was a bit challenging at first, but I really enjoyed it.