The Merchant Of Venice Character Posters And Card Game

This is a collection of Merchant of Venice posters and resources which should help students in their study of this Shakespearean drama text.

It contains a character profile for each of the main characters, including their traits, motivations and some key quotes and are suitable for printing as learning resources or posters. The card game, Shakespearean Strife; Merchant Edition is similar to a Top Trumps card game which allows students to pit characters against each other; it can be printed to be used in pairs or small groups as a fun end of study task.

A final document covers briefly covers topics worth discussing and exploring with your class: studying a key scene, a key theme, a modern adaptation, staging a key scene and reasons for the play’s popularity today.

I hope you enjoy using the resources with your classes!