The Merchant of Venice
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A stylish, modern adaptation of Shakespeare's dark comedy, with backgrounds drawn on location in Venice. The text is adapted for clarity, and transitions from simple, modern prose to original Shakespearean verse as the play progresses.
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9 primary books14 released booksGraphic Classics
Graphic Classics is a 14-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1597 with contributions by Edgar Allan Poe, Antonella Caputo, and Rod Lott.
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It's closer to a “3.5” but it's still really good, I just wasn't in love with the art or the degree to which the language was changed. Of corse all the highly quotable lines are still in there, but it still feels like something is missing. It's a great way to quickly get in a Shakespeare story that isn't Cliffnotes or an outright summary, but it's definitely “Shakespeare-lite”. Now I'm going to try his version of King Lear.
