An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.

Introduction; Photo gallery; List of characters; Act 1; Act 2; Act 3; Act 4; Act 5; Perspectives and themes; Characters; The language of The Merchant of Venice; History and the Jews; The Merchant of Venice in performance; Writing about Shakespeare; Writing about The Merchant of Venice; Timeline; Acknowledgements.