Plot

The story of a young noblewoman in love with a man she cannot marry. In her struggle, she must confront the most infamous of all Jewish characters: Shylock demands his pound of flesh.

The Merchant of Venice is the story of a young noblewoman in love with a man she cannot marry. First her father, through his will, and then Antonio with his summons of Bassanio to Venice, and finally Bassanio's betrayal thwart her goal of wedding and bedding the man of her choice.—Anonymous