THE MERCHANT OF VENICE N/E+EREADERS

Bassanio wants to impress
Portia but he doesn’t have
enough money to do so. He
turns for help to Antonio, who is
forced to borrow from Shylock,
a Jewish moneylender. When
Antonio’s business starts going
badly, repayment becomes
impossible and Shylock is
allowed to demand a pound of
the merchant’s flesh.