Synopsis
In the melting pot of Venice, trade is God, and when the gold is flowing, all is well. But when a contract between Bassanio and Shylock is broken, simmering racial tensions boil over. A wronged father and despised outsider, Shylock looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood. Polly Findlay directs this Royal Shakespeare Company production of Shakespeare’s uncompromising play with Makram J Khoury as Shylock, Patsy Ferran as Portia and Jamie Ballard as Antonio.
Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare | Act 4 Scene 1 - ''The quality of mercy is not strained''
In Polly Findlay's Royal Shakespeare Company production 'The Merchant of Venice', Portia, disguised as a male lawyer, tries to convince Shylock to have mercy on Antonio.