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Watch an extract from Act 1 Scene 3 in the 2008 production of The Merchant of Venice, filmed on stage in the Courtyard Theatre.

Bassanio asks Shylock to loan him three thousant ducats for three months. Shylock is reluctant but Bassanio's friend Antonio arrives, promising to guarantee the loan...

Watch an extract from Act 3 Scene 1 in the 2008 production of The Merchant of Venice, filmed on stage in the Courtyard Theatre.

Solanio and Salerio tell Shylock of their part in helping his daughter elope. Shylock delivers his monologue ('Hath not a Jew...') and swears he will collect his 'pound of flesh' to 'feed my revenge'.