If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? This Oxford edition of The Merchant of Venice is designed especially for students, helping them to understand and enrich their experience of the playscript. Created by experts with rigorous scholarly credentials, it includes accessible on-page notes, explanatory artwork, clear background information, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes. An annotated edition of this famous play, full of support for studentsIdeal for all exam boards at current GCSE and A-level specificationsWith a clear introduction, synopsis, scene breakdowns and illustrationsFascinating notes on staging, characters, historical background and moreSupplied as a pack of 30 copies.