Lynn Collins Instagram – How do you solve a problem like Portia?
She is clever and courageous, and she saves the day just in the nick of time, but her story is entwined with that of Shylock, the Jewish moneylender whose mistreatment makes “The Merchant of Venice” a troubling play.
S2E8 delves into what makes Portia a remarkable character, while grappling with her role in Shylock’s ultimate fate.
Featuring interviews with:
▪️Lynn Collins (@lynncollins), who played Portia in the 2004 “Merchant of Venice” film directed by Michael Radford, starring alongside Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, and Al Pacino
▪️Dr. Peter Holland, a professor of Shakespeare Studies in the University of Notre Dame (@notredame) teaching in both the English department and the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
CW: This episode contains explicit language and discussion of racism and religious intolerance.
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