The Merchant of Venice โ€“ Courtroom Scene (Act 4 Scene 1) โ€“ Breaking Bard โ€“ Cork (21 August 2025) @CorkShakespeare
The Merchant of Venice โ€“ Courtroom Scene (Act 4 Scene 1) โ€“ Breaking Bard โ€“ Cork (21 August 2025)  @CorkShakespeare
Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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This excerpt presents the courtroom scene from The Merchant of Venice, corresponding to Act 4, Scene 1. The scene centres on the legal dispute between Shylock and Antonio and examines questions of justice, mercy, law, and power.

The performance forms part of Breaking Bard, a curated evening of Shakespearean scene extracts drawn from multiple plays and staged as individual scenes.
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The Merchant of Venice โ€“ Courtroom Scene (Act 4 Scene 1) โ€“ Breaking Bard โ€“ Cork (21 August 2025)

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