The Merchant of Venice: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Merchant of Venice runs an estimated 4.3 hours (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 4.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 92% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
- That's 52% shorter than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).
Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for young adult listeners who want a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 4.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
In this BBC full-cast production of The Merchant of Venice , love, bigotry, greed, and justice are entwined. Shakespeare's classic play explores the eternal themes of love and hate, mercy and justice, with parallel stories centred on the moneylender, Shylock, and the lovers, Portia and Bassanio. Shylock's angry insistence on the repayment of his debt from Bassanio ends in the Venetian courts, where he demands his pound of flesh. Portia meanwhile, a wealthy young Venetian woman, must marry one of her many suitors. Her late father's will has set the challenge by means of three caskets: one gold, one silver and one lead. Warren Mitchell stars as Shylock, with Martin Jarvis as Antonio, Samuel West as Bassanio and Juliet Aubrey as Portia. This superb production of Shakespeare's dramatic and complex play is directed by the award-winning Peter Kavanagh, and features specially-composed music by the renowned Barrington Pheloung.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Merchant of Venice as an audiobook?
The Merchant of Venice runs about 4.3 hours, our estimate from its 147 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Merchant of Venice free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was The Merchant of Venice first published?
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare was first published in 1600.
