Students, in groups, analyze the characterization of Shakespeare's Shylock from "Merchant of Venice". They examine text, view movies and interpretative drawings and conduct historical research.

Truly an exercise in trivia, this quiz nevertheless assesses comprehension of the Shakespeare play, and elicits one short answer to the question: "What line from 'The Merchant of Venice' can be translated as 'All that glitters is not...

This 15-question, online, interactive quiz over Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice could be used as a basic test of understanding, but it requires no analysis or higher level thinking. Note: It is student-created.

Students examine patterns of imagery in Merchant of Venice by using online resources. Students compare the patterns they see to those they've found in other Shakespeare plays. Then students draw conclusions about why Shakespeare might...

Young scholars, in groups, write and perform an unwritten scene from a play they are reading.

Students learn the concept of usury in The Merchant of Venice.

Students analyze anti-semitism in The Merchant of Venice. They research the Anti-Defamation League and what it stood for in history. Students read The Merchant of Venice. They act out the parts in a class production.

Students activity find the multiplicity of meanings buried within Shakespeare's language. They examine how the meanings of words differ in modern America and in Venice.

Students analyze Act 4, scene 1 from the play, Merchant of Venice. They hypothesize the content of an unscripted moment and response, look for evidence in the text to support their hypothesis, rewrite the scene, and perform it for the...

Students read a scene of "The Merchant of Venice" and write remarks by Antonio and Shylock that indicate traits of their personalities. They enact both characters and discuss the treatment of anti-Semitism, bigotry, persecution and mercy.