No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Merchant of Venice on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.

Each No Fear Shakespeare contains:

• The complete text of the original play
• A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language
• A complete list of characters with descriptions
• Plenty of helpful commentary.

Shakespeare's tragicomic drama of love, wealth, and justice that revolves around a Venetian moneylender's bargain with a young merchant for "a pound of flesh".