The Merchant of Venice:A Universalistic Approach That the Play Does Not Support in Spite of F. Murray Abraham’s moving, shrewd, controlled and powerful Shylock
When Darko Tresnjak staged The Merchant of Venice, his intention was to generalize the antisemitic theme to include other marginalized peoples who suffer at the hands of the high-status in-group. He cast actors of color as the servants, Nerissa (Christen Simon Marabate) and Launcelot Gobbo (Jacob Ming-Trent). Antonio (Tom Nellis), the only principal character who …