This superb CGP Text Guide for Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice has everything students need to write top-grade essays for the latest Grade 9-1 GCSE English Literature exams. It's bursting with thorough notes on the play's plot, characters, writer's techniques, language, themes and context - with quick questions, in-depth questions and exam-style questions throughout the book. There's also plenty of exam advice to help students improve their grades, plus a cartoon-strip summary of the whole play at the back of the book. For even more help don't miss CGP's The Merchant of Venice - The Complete Play (9781782948506) - it includes the full text of the play, easy-to-read notes plus thought-provoking practice questions.