First Nighter: The Royal Shakespeare Company's Outstanding 'Merchant of Venice' Is Screened
Shylock's inflexible insistence on the bond he made with Antonio for a pound of flesh were the 3,000 ducats not repaid -- that's to say, Shylock's unrelenting stance as a broader revenge on the Christians who've tormented him throughout life as a usurer -- is decidedly matched by his tormenters' virulent prejudice.
David Finkle, ContributorWriter, Drama Critic