Details

Subject(s)

• Fascism—Italy—Drama [Browse]
• Monologues, English [Browse]
• Italy—Drama [Browse]

Series

• Methuen modern plays. [More in this series]
• Modern plays

Contains

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice. [Browse]

Summary note

"Bassanio has been murdered and, under suspicion, Gratiano is forced to revisit his Fascist past. He was never the hero - just a minor character, the plucky comic relief - but he never thought he would play the villain... In a challenging sequel to William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, this one-man monologue written in a mixture of verse and prose explores the politics of prejudice in the 20th century. Amongst the turmoil of post-war Italy we read between the lines of Shakespeare's classic tale, examine the true nature of the characters and ask just how Mussolini managed to use democracy to turn a people against themselves. This edition was published to coincide with the 2019 tour."

Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Introduction
• Gratiano
• Scene One
• Scene Two
• Scene Three
• Scene Four
• Scene Five
• Scene Six
• Scene Seven
• Scene Eight.

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ISBN

• 9781350113527
• 1350113522
• 9781350113503
• 1350113506

OCLC

• 1150177384
• 1204221896

Doi

• 10.5040/9781350113527.00000002

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