Here’s a high school staple: studying William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice.” It is often taught as an extended “Kumbaya” riff. It is anything but. Here are some highlights:
Antonio is a wealthy Venetian merchant. His dear friend, Bassanio, reluctantly seeks a loan from Shylock so he can enter a lottery and marry Portia, an heiress. Shylock agrees to make the loan to Bassanio if Antonio co-signs and permits Shylock to cut off a pound of Antonio’s flesh if the loan is in default. They hate each other over business differences. And Antonio isn’t shy about demonstrating his feelings, spitting into Shylock’s beard, calling him a “cut-throat dog” among other things.
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