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Shakespeare Uncovered

“The Merchant of Venice” with F. Murray Abraham

Season 3 Episode 2

F. Murray Abraham untangles the controversies surrounding “The Merchant of Venice,” addressing the ubiquitous anti-Semitism that characterized Europe in Shakespeare’s time.
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