11.01.2019 | Merchant of Venice | $15 - $20
November 1 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm|Recurring Event (See all)One event on September 20, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 7, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 8, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 9, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 7, 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on November 8, 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on September 20, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 3, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 7, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 8, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 9, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 7, 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on November 8, 2019 at 10:00 am
Categories: Theatre
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The Merchant of Venice is classified as a comedy, since it ends in marriage instead of death. This is surprising to modern audiences especially considering the treatment of Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. Is it an anti-Semitic play? Or a play with anti-Semitic characters? Shakespeare rises above the simplistic categorizations in a play that gives agency to the marginal and critiques those in the majority who abuse their power. In our current political climate of absolutes- right/wrong, hero/villain, revenge/mercy- Shakespeare creates a masterpiece of sophistication and subtlety, urging his audience to see the world in all its complexity and contradictions.
