The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
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- 7-12
- Genre
- Drama
- Historical Fiction
- Poetry
Year Published 1598
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- English literature--History and criticism
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice
- Jews--Italy--Drama
- Shylock (Fictitious character)--Drama
- Moneylenders--Drama
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production
- Drama | Shakespeare
- Plays / Drama
- Venice (Italy)--Drama
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history
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