Download or read book Shakespeare's Comedy of The Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1860s Venice, a young Venetian borrows money from a Jew who gives him the money on the security of one pound of flesh. Upon default the Jew insists on payment of his bond and the young Venetian is rescued by the heroine disguised as a male lawyer.