The Merchant of Venice (play)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation	gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(1916_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(1973_TV_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(2004_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(BBC_Television_Shakespeare)
gptkbp:author	gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:dateWritten	circa 1596–1599
gptkbp:firstPerformed	circa 1600
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Merchant of Venice (play)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:The_Bondman_(play) Shylock (character in other works)
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:mainCharacter	gptkb:Nerissa gptkb:Lorenzo gptkb:Portia gptkb:Antonio gptkb:Bassanio gptkb:Gratiano gptkb:Jessica gptkb:Shylock
gptkbp:notableQuote	The quality of mercy is not strained If you prick us, do we not bleed?
gptkbp:numberOfActs	5
gptkbp:plotSummary	Portia disguises herself as a lawyer The casket test for Portia's suitors Shylock demands a pound of flesh as collateral for a loan
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:First_Folio
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Belmont gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:antisemitism gptkb:marriage gptkb:Christianity_and_Judaism forgiveness loyalty debt disguise risk law and justice justice vs. mercy
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:law friendship justice love revenge wealth mercy prejudice
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(2001_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(1914_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(1923_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(1973_TV_film) gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice_(2004_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6