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The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

17 chapters, about 17,000 words. The text is in the public domain in the United States and comes from Project Gutenberg.

Chapters

1. SCENE I. Venice. A street. 1,300 words
2. SCENE II. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house. 1,000 words
3. SCENE III. Venice. A public place. 1,200 words
4. SCENE I. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house. 200 words
5. SCENE II. Venice. A street. 1,500 words
6. SCENE V. The same. Before Shylock’s house. 200 words
7. SCENE VI. The same. 500 words
8. SCENE VII. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house. 600 words
9. SCENE VIII. Venice. A street. 300 words
10. SCENE IX. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house. 400 words
11. SCENE I. Venice. A street. 900 words
12. SCENE II. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house. 2,100 words
13. SCENE III. Venice. A street. 200 words
14. SCENE IV. Belmont. A room in Portia’s house. 500 words
15. SCENE V. The same. A garden. 500 words
16. SCENE I. Venice. A court of justice. 3,400 words
17. SCENE I. Belmont. The avenue to Portia’s house. 2,500 words

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