The Merchant of Venice involves a debt of a pound of flesh. The recent movie 7 Pounds is a reference to The Merchant of Venice. There are 7 debts in total for the 7 people who were killed. So there is a figurative reference to The Merchant of Venice, 7 debts means 7 pounds of flesh is owed. There is also a literal reference that he donates 7 of his organs to 7 different people. Actually the there were not 7 organs the following was representative of the 7 pounds Lung Liver Kidney Bone Marrow His Beach House Heart Cornea's 7 People died in the auto accident he cased...debt paid!
Innumerable times. It was written 400 years ago and has been played constantly all over the place since then. There is no possible way of knowing how many times it has been staged.
The 2010 Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes as usual. Venice has its own festival.
Answer The time and place of a story is usually called its setting, or where and when it is set. For example, West Side Story is based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet and the setting is New York City in the 1950s. The movie High School Musical is also based on Romeo and Juliet and is set in modern day America.
Where did the setting of the book "Little women" take place?
A play by Christopher Marlowe called, 'The Jew of Malta' is thought to be have inspired Shakespeare, as it made a revival before he wrote the play. It involves an evil Jew who is punished by being boiled in a cauldron, and was full of anti-semitism, much like the Merchant of Venice.
These are words spoken by Portia in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Act 4 Scene 1
Venice, Italy.
The First Quarto of Merchant of Venice was published in London in 1600 "by I.R. for Thomas Heyes". The title-page says copies of the script could be bought at the Green Dragon bookshop in St. Paul's Churchyard.
"The quality of mercy is not strain'd; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven on the place beneath."
The story takes place in Venice and in Cyprus.
The Merchant of Venice involves a debt of a pound of flesh. The recent movie 7 Pounds is a reference to The Merchant of Venice. There are 7 debts in total for the 7 people who were killed. So there is a figurative reference to The Merchant of Venice, 7 debts means 7 pounds of flesh is owed. There is also a literal reference that he donates 7 of his organs to 7 different people. Actually the there were not 7 organs the following was representative of the 7 pounds Lung Liver Kidney Bone Marrow His Beach House Heart Cornea's 7 People died in the auto accident he cased...debt paid!
About 1595
When Portia says, "the quality of mercy is not strain'd; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven on the place beneath," she means that you cannot force someone to be merciful. It has to be a free act. She says in her previous line "Then must the Jew be merciful" to which Shylock retorts, "On what compulsion must I? Tell me that." His retort is justified; Portia had no business using the word "must". And she admits it with this famous line. "The quality of mercy" here means the same thing as "the nature of mercy"; its quality is its character.
Verona, Italy
Yes, definitely Venice is a responsible place. Not only Venice, whole Italy is a nice destination with lots of attractions, villas etc.
Venice beach, Los Angeles. USA.