one of my favorite line in shakespeare . i. e. be not finish with you by a long shot so not only do shylock not get his pound of flesh and or the 3 and 000 or the 6 and 000 or the 36 and 000 ( each of the 6 part be a ducat ) ducat and in a matter of minute he be ruin by have to forfeit all his possession . and his daughter have long abandon him already . vengeance be a dish best serve cold . but shylock attempt at revenge totally backfire . i suspect this play be and be popular because it cater to the wish we have for justice . but the hard reality be the world be engulf in injustice and most of it stand . a few big name get toss in jail and sme gang punk lose their turf to the good guy but in reality most of the time it the other way around . but not in this play . the long howl of racism and antisemitism forgets that it could well have be any other social outcast group that get the comeuppance and it just that the money lender of the time be jew and therefore the need of the story line put shylock the jew into the role of villain . merchant of venice be my 3rd favorite work by shakespeare and 1 and 2 be hamlet and macbeth . this production give excellent treatment of the moral of the story . the scene with the suitor alone be worth watch . also the awkwardness of the new husband squirm and minimize the fact they let the ring so easily slip away that they have swear to keep forever . in real life and this trick be the thing that spouses coyly use to remind their good half that promise must mean something and not be make frivolously . there be far deep significance to this play than just the comedy or dramatic aspect . it be about loyalty and commitment and and love . well worth watch over and over .