Merchant of Venice, The

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a comedy (1596?) by Shakespeare.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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The Merchant of Venice

A comedy by William Shakespeare. The most memorable character is Shylock, a greedy moneylender who demands from the title character “a pound of flesh” (see alsopound of flesh) as payment for a debt.