Compass Books brings William, Shakespeare’s play of revenge, romance, and comedy to its Compass Classic Readers line of readers. English language learners of all ages will enjoy deve1oping their vocabulary arid reading fluency as they read about the struggles between the cavalier merchant, Antonio, and the vengeful moneylender, Shylock. Students and teachers alike will enjoy discovering that the actions and motivations of Shakespeare’s 16th-century Italian characters are as relevant today as they were then.