British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Ethnicity and Identity
From Othello and Shylock to depictions of the 'New World' and anti-immigration riots, explore Shakespeare's fascination with ethnic identity.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting the Merchant of Venice in Context: A Summary of Sources
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for The Merchant of Venice - from early modern ideas about trade and usury, Venice and Jewish culture to 20th-century productions by both Nazis and Yiddish companies...
Absolute Shakespeare
Absolute Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice Commentary
Each act is covered in this commentary, often through explanations of specific lines from the play.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: Merchant of Venice: Views of Africans
Lesson plan uses primary sources, along with Shakespeare's play, to give students insight into how Elizabethans perceived men and women of African descent.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Actors
This overview of Shakespeare's actors, principally Richard Burbage and his company, includes a list of plays in which the playwright acted as well.
Other
Self knowlege.com: Works of Shakespeare
Listing of links from SelfKnowlege.com to texts of selected Shakespeare works including "Romeo and Juliet", "Macbeth", "Sonnet to Sundry Notes of Music", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and many more. Over 40 titles. Also contains...
Emory University
Emory University: "Merchant of Venice"
This site includes illustrations from editions of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" including notes describing the illustrations.
TES Global
Blendspace: A Merchant of Venice
A six-part learning module with links to videos, websites, and images to use while reading William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Merchant of Venice
This play by Shakespeare has stirred much controversy over the years. Read about the characters, their decisions and important quotations from the play in this interesting site.