Shakespeare in Venice

A lots of scholars believe that Shakespeare never visited Venice. A lot of them think the city described in The Merchant of Venice and in the Othello is the result of fruitful mind of the author, who instead of traveling got informed thanks to copious readings.

What if Shakespeare had seen the Campo San Giacometo with its banks to create the figure of Antonio? If he had seen the departure of the galleys from the Rialto to the Mediterranean ports? If he got inspired by the many "moors" of Piazza San Marco for his Othello? If Desdemona had really lived in the Sagittarius?

The Venetian places mentioned in these works by Skakespeare are: Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, the "Frezzeria", the Rialto bridge, San Giacometo, the Jewish Ghetto and surroundings. They constitute a unique opportunity to discover the 16th- and 17th-century-Venice, and to understand its history.

A fascinating tour in search of Shakespeare's Venice.