Edmund Kean
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Edmund Kean was a British Shakespearean actor, who performed, among other places, in London, Belfast, New York, Quebec, and Paris. He was known for his short stature, tumultuous personal life, and con
Kean as Sir Giles Overreach in Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts
A print of Edmund Kean as Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Portrait of Edmund Kean as Richard III
Edmund Kean as Brutus by James Northcote, 1819
Shylock
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Shylock is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal villain. His defeat and forced conversion to Chris
Edmund Kean
…treatment for some time, his elder son died the day after he signed the three-year Drury Lane contract. His opening at Drury Lane on 26 January 1814 as Shylock roused the audience to almost uncontrollable enthusiasm. Contemporaries recognized that Kean had brought dignity and humanity to his portrayal of the…
Shylock portrayed by the actor Ernst von Possart, c. 1904
Henry Irving as Shylock in a late 19th century performance
1911 Italian-French film.
Shylock and Jessica by Maurycy Gottlieb