The Merchant of Venice. Der Kaufmann von Venedig, englische Ausgabe

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William Shakespeare

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A noble but impoverished Venetian asks a friend, Antonio, for a loan to impress an heiress. His friend agrees, but is forced to borrow the sum from a cynical Jewish moneylender, Shylock, and signs a chilling contract to honour the debt with a pound of his own flesh.