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Monica | 2/16/2014
" My English teacher made my class read it and like most of the teens in my class, I was confused. Once I did get explanations from my classmate and the teacher line by line explaining things...I didn't like this book. Classic lit never really blows me away and it just doesn't keep me interested for very long. "
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Paul | 2/10/2014
" I love Shakespeare because of the way all the plots became woven together and the complexity of the characters. The hypocrisy by some of the characters was very interesting. "
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Rob | 2/5/2014
" Hard to enjoy today with the startling anti-semitism and the unattractive male leads (money-grubbing bachelors hunting for the wealthy brides/curiously unmotivated self sacrifice)....and bright, witty but manipulative portia. But some great passages. "
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Bhuvanesh Raj | 2/4/2014
" One of my favorite book of Shakespeare. I love the way story gets unfold. Shakespeare has brilliantly portrayed the characters. Must read for those who love classic literature. "
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Idris Mohammed | 2/4/2014
" Terrible memories of this literature. But you COULD say it wasnt half bad.. "
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Tara Lynn Tanner | 1/31/2014
" Too many reduce this play to race and politics. There is a very human and fascinating story here. "
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David | 1/18/2014
" I have seen this play performed, but I have not read it the way I have read Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, and The Tempest. "
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Angela Hill | 11/1/2013
" The highlight of this play is certainly Portia's speech on the quality of mercy. We are all inclined to want our "pound of flesh." "
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Dawn Araujo | 10/31/2013
" I don't know how I feel about that. "
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Jenissa | 9/26/2013
" Pretty good so far...I haven't figured out where it's going yet. "
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Abdullah AlSaidy | 9/8/2013
" one of the best !! "
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Brendan William | 8/22/2013
" Another one of my all time favorites. "
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Arshia Zehra | 3/28/2013
" its just a gr8 book.............don't have words for it........ "
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Tory W | 3/18/2013
" I wasn't sure about this story. Kind of strange and unclear. "
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Robin Canterbury | 3/5/2013
" Shakespeare... nothing more to say :) "
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Dmack | 6/5/2012
" sorry not a shakespeare fan at all; read in college "
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Peni Desiana | 5/8/2012
" Bahan kuliah drama dan Skripsi. Double Trouble. "
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Felice Kelly | 4/28/2012
" OK, so the whole Shylock anti-semitism thing sucks. In fact, it's a sharp reminder of how badly Jews have been treated even in supposedly permissive societies. But the play is funny and poignant and has a lot of lovely language in it. I recommend reading it out loud with friends. "
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Shereef | 11/21/2011
" My favorite of all of Shakespeare plays "
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Julie | 10/27/2011
" Anything Shakespeare gets 5 stars from me. "
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Rachel (Sfogs) | 8/21/2011
" My sister read it at school and said it was very good, and I completely agree! :D "
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Beverly | 6/15/2011
" I read this back in 7th grade, but I can't remember much about it unfortunately. "
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Mercedes | 5/15/2011
" Reading this book made me fully appreciate Shakespeare's works. And at the end of it all, I could not help but pity Shylock.
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Nina | 5/15/2011
" So I'm reading this for school and I actually like it so far. I've just finished Act IV scene 1 and I'm preforming Shylock's soliolquy in Act III on Thursday. Overall, I've liked it and can't wait to read more Shakespeare this summer!
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Deepti | 5/13/2011
" It has been read and over-read for school till it has lost all its dramatic value for me. But the true fact of the matter is that Shylock is an everlasting character who will never erase himself from common memory.
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Richard | 5/10/2011
" Of the very very few works by Shakespeare that I've read, this is the best.
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Lacey | 5/6/2011
" I enjoy reading Shakespeare although it can be a bit laborious at times. Thank goodness they aren't very long! This play had a profound message about mercy and justice.
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Emma | 5/4/2011
" One of my favorite Shakespeare plays! The racial and religious prejudice theme is so relevant today. I empathize with Shylock's character each time and I think this play really shows how Shakespeare was so ahead of his time.
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Joash | 5/4/2011
" i thought the play will end that shylock has taken his pound of flesh from antonio but it came as a suprise that the court ordered him to instead pay antonio for thretening his life.
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Tom | 5/3/2011
" A comedy? Really? Very dark. Could have been the Pulp Fiction of its time if Bill threw in some actual killing.
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Jarika | 5/2/2011
" Awesome...GREAT ending...this is what surprise endings are made of!!!
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Minah | 5/1/2011
" Great play! It makes me still enthusiastic to read next line.
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Marco | 4/27/2011
" Poco divertente dal punto di vista della commedia, ma istruttivo e bello, scorrevole e dolce verso la fine. Shakespeare rimane un mito del teatro.
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Mike | 4/26/2011
" Yeah... I read it before we actually had to for English, so I have to read it again. Whatever, it's a good book.
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Renee | 4/23/2011
" Being an English major/English teacher, I enjoy almost all Shakespeare. Merchant of Venice is one of the first plays I read (high school) and I enjoyed it mostly for the vivid characters Shakespea created, especially Shylock, who garnered my ire and my sympathy.
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