The next meeting of Great Books KC will be March 29, 2019. We'll be discussing Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Meeting Information:
Location: Plaza Branch Kansas City Public LibrarySmall Meeting Room
Date: March 29, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Address: 4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
Description of Book (play):
The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice (Antonio) must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and it is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech on humanity. Also notable is Portia's speech about "the quality of mercy".
