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Gratiano

Gratiano

Paperback

Series: Modern Plays

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ISBN10: 1350113492
ISBN13: 9781350113497
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Feb 15 2019
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.11
Height: 0.09 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English

Bassanio has been murdered and, under suspicion, Gratiano is forced to revisit his Fascist past. He was never the hero - just a minor character, the plucky comic relief - but he never thought he would play the villain...

In a challenging sequel to William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, this one-man monologue written in a mixture of verse and prose explores the politics of prejudice in the 20th century. Amongst the turmoil of post-war Italy we read between the lines of Shakespeare's classic tale, examine the true nature of the characters and ask just how Mussolini managed to use democracy to turn a people against themselves.

This edition was published to coincide with the 2019 tour.

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