The Merchant of Venice
In sixteenth-century Venice - a city of wealthy merchants and bankers - money is all-important. Bassanio is penniless, but his great friend Antonio offers to help him by borrowing the money that he needs. To do this, though, Antonio must make an arrangement with an old enemy that puts his life in danger... The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, and it has been performed all over the world. It is retold in this Bookworm not as a play, but as a story.
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Authors
William Shakespeare Retold by Clare West
Level
CEFR B2
Language
English
Word count
25,189
Collection
Oxford Bookworms Library
Collection level
Stage 5
Exams
Cambridge English: First (FCE); IELTS 5.0 – 6.0; TOEIC 785 – 940; TOEFL 87 – 109;
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