• The line "The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children" is from - The Merchant of Venice.
• The Merchant of Venice
- This is a famous Comedy by William Shakespeare.
- এক ইহুদি সুদখোর (Jew) 'Shylock' এর কাহিনী নিয়ে এটি রচিত।
- Shylock in Merchant of Venice was a Jewish moneylender.
- এটি একটি five acts বিশিষ্ট tragi-comedy.
- ১৫৯৬-৯৭ সালের দিকে এটি লেখা হয়েছিল।
• Characters:
- Antonio,
- Shylock (Jew moneylender),
- Portia,
- Bassanio,
- Jessica etc.
• Some important quotes of The Merchant of Venice:
- The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
- It is a wise father that knows his own child.
- Love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit.
• William Shakespeare
- Born: April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
- Death: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Shakespeare was also spelled Shakspere.
- Byname: Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon.
- He was an English poet, dramatist, and actor.
- He was often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.
- Shakespeare wrote 37 Plays.
• Notable works:
• Tragedy
- Hamlet,
- Othello,
- King Lear,
- Macbeth,
- Titus Andronicus,
- Timons of Athens
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Coriolanus
- Romeo and Juliet, etc.
• Tragi-comedy
- The Merchant of Venice,
- The Winter's Tale,
- Cymbeline,
- Troilus and Cressida,
- Measure for Measure,
• Comedy
- As You Like It,
- The Tempest,
- Twelfth Night,
- Love's Labour's Lost,
- A Comedy of Error,
- The Taming of the Shrew,
- Much Ado About Nothing,
- All's Well That Ends Well,
- A Midsummer Night's Dream,
- The Merry Wives of Windsor,
• Historical play
- Julius Caesar (Tragedy + Historical),
- Henry IV Part I,
- Henry IV Part II,
- Henry V,
- Henry VI Part I,
- Henry VI Part II,
- Henry VI Part III,
- Henry VIII,
- King John,
- Richard II,
- Richard III
Source: An ABC of English Literature Dr. M Mofizar Rahman, Britannica.