University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times
This resource deals with Shakespeare's life, society, drama, art, music, politics and history of that time. The full text to many of Shakespeare's plays is also included.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: The Merchant of Venice
Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Explanatory notes and commentary are found at the end of each...
University of Pennsylvania
English Renaissance in Context: "Merchant of Venice"
Fantastic, multimedia introduction to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. Rich graphics make the intellectual material more accessable. Sections discuss the anti-semitism and perception of usury during Shakespeare's time, as well as the...
PBS
Pbs: Masterpiece Theatre: The Merchant of Venice
Online companion to a televised production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, with information and analysis about the play and about the approach to the text taken by production's director and actors.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare including a list of characters and a book review.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
[Free Registration/Login Required] These teacher resources offer different interpretations of The Merchant of Venice, an often controversial play with a combination of the issues of prejudice, debt, and injustice along with traditional...
TES Global
Tes: The Merchant of Venice 2015 Teacher Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides activities and assignments for The Merchant of Venice including looking at 16th century Venice, the societal structure and hierarchy, and at Portia's speeches.
TES Global
Tes: The Merchant of Venice 2011 Teacher Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides activities, links to video clips, and assignments for The Merchant of Venice. Although specifically designed for the Rupert Goold's 2011 production of The Merchant of Venice by...
TES Global
Tes: The Merchant of Venice Teacher Support Pack by Ruth Sudlow
[Free Registration/Login Required] This unit lesson plan for teaching The Merchant of Venice includes act by act and scene by scene summaries, key quotations, activities, writing assignments, worksheets, and end of Act exams.
TES Global
Tes: The Merchant of Venice: Schools' Synopsis by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a synopsis of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
TES Global
Tes: Rsc: Themes in the Merchant of Venice
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespeare Company teaching resource provides a list of themes and motifs in The Merchant of Venice and references where they are used in the play.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "The Merchant of Venice"
An independent review/assessment for students of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". This site takes students through the details of context, plot, themes, characters, and dramatic effect in the play. Made for students preparing to...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Shakespeare
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: The Merchant of Venice: Exploring Shylock
These activities encourage students to explore the character of Shylock, setting him against the backdrop of myths and fears about Jews that existed in Shakespeare's England. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links for...
Other
Literary Studies: A Second Daniel in Merchant
From Early Modern Literary Studies, "A Second Daniel: The Jew and the 'True Jew' in The Merchant of Venice." In depth analytical essay; extensive bibliography.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare on Screen: The Merchant of Venice
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article focuses on the different adaptations of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, a powerful and complex play that is allegedly anti-Semitic.
TES Global
Tes: The Merchant of Venice: Introduction Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a PowerPoint lesson plan including teaching the historical context of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
TES Global
Tes: The Merchant of Venice: Shylock Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of photos of Shylock from Royal Shakespeare Company productions of The Merchant of Venice which are useful in comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
This site features links to lesson plans, study guides, and other teaching ideas for William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "The Merchant of Venice"
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy "The Merchant of Venice." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including the setting, depiction of Jews, legal comedies, music of the spheres, and more.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: The Merchant of Venice
Read an overview of the play "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion
A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Comedies
From cross-dressing in Twelfth Night to magical storms in The Tempest; from deception in Much Ado to biting satire in The Alchemist, discover the beauty and complexity of Shakespearean and Renaissance comedies.