The classic play of William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice was staged at Ravindra Bhavan on Thursday. The play was performed in Hindi 'Venice Ka Saudagar' under a two day Shakespeare Festival.
The play was performed by the students of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD) and was prepared in a workshop.
The Merchant of Venice is a 16th century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.
Antonio, a merchant, agrees to loan money to his friend Bassanio so he can woo his beloved Portia. However, Antonio's money is tied up in his ships out at see.
He visits the moneylender Shylock to acquire the necessary funds. Shylock dislikes Antonio, but he agrees to lend Antonio the money on the condition that if he defaults on the loan, Shylock is entitled to a pound of Antonio's flesh. Ultimately, Shylock can't collect on his end of the deal because of the harm that would be done to Antonio, and Bassanio marries Portia.
The audiences were enthralled to watch the enactment of Shakespeare’s play. The students performed it very enthusiastically leaving the audiences mesmerized.