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Recommended Online Edition
• Professor-approved online edition
• Text based on First Quarto & First Folio
• Updated spelling and punctuation
• Modernization of some commonly
used word forms (e.g., ye to you)




Context/Background in Brief
(e.g., Race in Venice and England)

Historical/Literary Context
• Venetian control of Cyprus (map)
• Myth of the Republic of Venice
• Male images and values
• Upper-class females
• Courtesans and courtiers
• The debate on marriage
• Race in Venice and England
• Shakespeare's sources
• Performance history
 

Navigational Features
• Hyperlinked index
• Table of Contents
• Search tool
• Interpage links (e.g., Next Page)





Annotations for 7 Literary Elements
• Characters
• Plot
• Setting
• Style
• Themes/Issues
• Vocabulary
• Voice/Point of View
Each including subcategories

Plus images, glossary, hyperlinks between related passages, video clip(s), and, in the Individual Edition, save annotations feature.