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TheMerchantofVenice

ActIVSceneI

ofjustice

RoleDescription

Shylock

Heisthereprentativeofusurycapital,ey-grubberShylockwas

uncharacteristicallyatthebeginningoftheplay,notveraltimesmorethantherepaymentof

borrowings,andtoapieceofulesshumanflesh,showingitspettyandvengefulveryheavy,a

chanceencounterwouldbecrazyretaliationagainsthimwhocannothavetoputopponentstodeath,

ckretortedabuofothers,

losingthreetimesashewantsrepayment,greedyandstingynatureoftherecovery,themir'struth

ile,k's

Shylock,bothdespihis

greed,hatredofhiscruelty,butalsohowmuchsympathyhesufferedracialoppressionand

people'yesLixialuokeisasophistication,greedy,stingy,thevampire's

image,butalsoamir,"Imakeawonkyguardedportal,alittleworried,"Shylockcannotsayitis

notthetragedyofthiscomedycharacter,thervantrandefectedhungrypeoplehatetheirown,

whilethedaughterisholdingtheirpropertyandloverloped,andfinallyevenlostpartofhis

remainingproperty,hereallyis,"losthiswifeandfoldsoldiers."Itisahighlyvindictivepeople,in

retaliationfortheabuofhatredAntoniocannotchargeinteresttolethimstepbystepdrillintoa

trap,inorderistogethispieceofmeat,butmeat,whatcanheget?Hesays,"bringgoodfishing."

Infact,Antonioisalsoastumblingblocktoblockhiswayofgettingmoney,inordertomaketheir

ownsourcesofrevenuemustgetridofthisstumblingblock.

Antonio

Heisanemergingbourgeoisbusinessman,horwrote

hischerishedfriendship,inordertoborrowmoneyfromloansharksandfriendsandtothinddie

withoutrentment;hisgenerosityinthefaceofshamelessconspiracyShylock,actuallysubmissive;

Facedwiththethreatofdeath,theRomanhero,ashehascourage,t,his

bodyupright,Emotion,suaveandotherhumanistswhomqualityAcura.

Bassanio

Antonio'eous,EmotionShigeyoshi,butdonotknowhowtofightthepolicy,the

performancewasovertheweak.

Duke

Anathletickindman.

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Solanio,Bassanio,Gratiano

Antonio’sfriend.

Nerissa

Portia'isBassanio'sfiancée.

Houwives

VenetianbusinessmanAntonioforthesakeofafriendBassanio'smarriagetotheJewishusurer

ivedueAntoniointerestfromloans,inaddition,oftenaccudAntonio

Shylock,kopportunityvindictiverevenge,donotmaketheirown

interest,butifitfailstodoyet,cutapoundoffleshfromAntonio'unately,the

merchantAntoniocamenewsofthecrash,cashflowproblems,ck

wenttocourttosue,ytopersuade

peopletogiveupthecontractfleshShylock,butShylockinsiststofulfillthecontract,cutapieceof

thelifeofAntonio,Bassanio'sfianceePortiaposingcounl,Thus

beganthestory.

Duke:omandlethimstandbeforeourface.

Solanio:Heiscome,mylord.

Duke:Shylock,theworldthinks,andIthinkso,too,thatyoubutlead'stthisfashionofyourmalice

tothelasthouroftheactandthen'tisthoughtyou'llshowyourmercyandremor,morestrange

yyou,Jew?Weallexpectagentleanswer.

Shylock:IhaveinformedyourgraceofwhatIpurpoandbyourholySabbathhaveIswornto

enyit,letthedangerlightuponyourcharterandyour

city''llaskmewhyIratherchootohaveaweightofhumanfleshthantoreceive

threethousandducats.I',say,itismyhumor-isitanswered?Whatifmyhou

betroubledbyaratandIampleadtogivetenthousandducatstohaveitkilled?

-What,areyouansweredyet?-(Crowd)No.

Somemendon’tloveagapingpig;somearemadiftheyeacatandotherscannotcontaintheir

urinewhentheyhearthebagpipe.-Foraffection,masterofpassion,controlsone’slikesand

eisnofirmreasontobegivenwhyhecannotabideagaping

pig,whyhe,(cannotbear)aharmless,necessarycat,whyhe(cannotendure)awoolenbagpipe,butof

forcemustyieldtosuchinevitableshameastooffendhimlfbeingoffended,socanIgivenoreason,

odeepandfixedhateagainstAntoniothatIfollowthusthislosingsuitagainst

him.-Areyouanswered?-(All)No!

Bassanio:Thisisnoanswer,youunfeelingman,toexcuyourcruelty.

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Shylock:Iamnotboundtopleayouwithmyanswers.

Bassanio:Doallmenkillthethingstheydonotlove?

Shylock:Doesanymanhatethethinghewouldnotlove?

Bassanio:Everyoffenceisnotahateatfirst.

Shylock:Youwouldhavearpentstingyoutwice?(Crowdshoutinderision)

Antonio:Iprayyouthink,youarequestioningwiththeJew:Youmayaswellgostanduponthe

beachandaskthefloodtoloweritsusualheight.(Sighs)Youmayaswellquestionwiththewolfwhy

aswelldoanythingifyoucansoftenhisJewish

oreIdoprayyou,makenomoreoffers,u

avejudgmentandtheJewhiswill.(All)No!No!

Bassanio:six.(Crowdgasp)

Shylock:IfeveryducatinsixthousandducatswereinsixpartsandeverypartaducatIwouldnot

havemybond.

Duke:Howshallyouhopeformercybygivingnone?

Shylock:WhatjudgmentshouldIfear,doingnowrong?Youhaveamongyoumanyapurchad

slave,whichlikeyourassandyourdogsandmules,youuinabjectandinslavishrvicesbecau

saytoyou,letthembefree?weatthey

underburdens?Lettheirbedsbemadeassoftasyours,

willanswer,"Theslavesareours.〞SoIcanalsoansweryou:ThepoundoffleshthatIdemandof

himisdearlybought.'Tismine.'Tismine!'enyme,fieuponyour

.-ShallIhaveit?-

(Crowdgasp)(Crowdshouting)

Duke:Silence!Silence!Silence!UponmypowerImaydismissthiscourtunlessBellario,alearned

doctorthatIhaventfortodeterminethiscomeheretoday.

Solanio:Mylord!Herestayswithout(outside)amesngerwithlettersfromthedoctorjustcome

fromPadua.

Duke:Callthemesnger.(Nerissacomestothecourt)DoyoucomefromPadua,from

oldBellario?

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Nerissa:Fromboth,iogreetsyourgrace.

Bassanio:Whydoyouwhet(sharpen)yourknifesoearnestly?

Shylock:Tocuttheforfeiturefromthatbankruptthere.

Gratiano:Cannoprayers(moves)pierceyou?

Shylock:atyouhaveenoughwittomake.

Gratiano:Beyoudamned,execrabledogandforyourlifeletjusticebeaccud.

Shylock:Tillyoucanerathealfromoffmybond,oryouarejusthurtingyourlungstospeak

eyourwit,goodyouth,forlaw!

Duke:Silence!Silence!Thisletterdoescommendayoungandlearneddoctortoourcourt.

Well,whereishe?

Nerissa:Heiswaitingherenearbytoknowyouranswer,whetheryou'lladmithim.

Duke:Go,me,thecourtshallhearBellario's

letter.

Clerk:"Yourgraceshallunderstandthatatthereceiptofyourletter,Iamverysick"butinthe

instantyourmesngercametherewaswithmeayoungdoctorofRome"whonameis

Balthasar.〞Hecomesatmyaskingtotakemyplace."Ibeechyou,lethislackofyearsbeno

impediment,"forIneverknewsoyoungabodywithsooldahead.〞Ileavehimtoyourgracious

acceptance."

Duke:YouheardBellario,,andhere,Itakeit,comesthedoctor.(Portiakiss

thehandoftheDuke)acquaintedwiththe

differencethatthisprentquestioninthecourtholds?

Portia:sthemerchanthereandwhichistheJew?

Duke:AntonioandoldShylock,bothstandforth.

Portia:IsyournameShylock?

Shylock:Shylockismyname.

Ofastrangenatureisthesuityoufollow,yetinsuchrulethattheVenetianlawcannotdenyyouas

youdoproceed.(ToAntonio)Youstandwithinhispower,don’tyou?

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Antonio:Yes,hesaysso.

Portia:Doyouconfessthebond?

Antonio:Ido.

Portia:ThentheJewmustbemerciful.

Shylock:OnwhatcompulsionmustI?Tellmethat.

Portia:Thequalityofmercyisnotstrained;itdropsasthegentlerainfromheavenupontheplace

iceblesd:itblesshimthatgivesandhimthattakes.'Tisthemightiestinthe

ptershowstheforceoftemporalpower,

cyisabovethis

attributetoGodhimlfandearthly

powerdoesthenshowlikeofGod'ore,Jew,thoughjusticeis

yourplea,ourofjustice,ayfor

pokenthusmuch

tomitigatethejusticeofyourplea,whichifyoufollowthisstrictcourofVenicemustneedsgive

ntenceagainstthemerchantthere.

Shylock:thelaw,thepenaltyandforfeitofmybond.

Portia:Ishenotabletodischargethemoney?

Bassanio:Yes,hereItenderitforhimincourt,yea,isnotenough,Iwillbe

boundtopayittentimesormoreonforfeitofmyhands,myhead,myheart!Ifthisisnotenoughit

mustappearthatmalicebearsdownontruth.(Bassaniorushesoutandkneelsdown.)I

beechyou,wrestoncethelawtoyourauthority-todoagreatright,doalittlewrongandcurbthis

crueldevilofhiswill.

Portia:snopowerinVenicecanalteranestablisheddecree.'Twillbe

recordedotbe.

Shylock:ADanielcometojudgment.(CrowdsayNo)Yea,oungjudge,

howIdohonoryou.

Portia:Iprayyou;letmelookuponthebond.

Shylock:Mostreverend(honorable)doctor,hereitis.

Portia:Shylock,thereistwicethemoneyofferedyou.

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Shylock:Anoath,layperjuryuponmysoul?

Venice.

Portia:Well,ordingtothelaw,theJewmayclaimapoundoffleshtobe

cutoffbyhimnearestthemerchant'iceyourmoney,andletmetearthe

bond.

Shylock:Whenitispaid,accordingtotheterms.

Antonio:MostheartilyIdobeechthecourttogivethejudgment.

(TheDukesignalsPortiatocomenearandthenthetwowhisper)

Portia:tprepareyourbosomforhisknife.

Shylock:Onoblejudge,excellentyoungman.

Portia:Fortheintentandpurpoofthelawfullyrecognizethevalidityofpenaltywhich

hereappearsdueuponthebond.

Shylock:'holderyouarethanyou

look.

Portia:Therefore,laybareyourbosom.

Shylock:Yes,thebond,doesitnot,noblejudge?Nearesttheheart.

Thoaretheverywords.

Portia:rebalancesheretoweightheflesh?

Shylock:Ihavethemhere.(Crowdgasp)(Antoniofaintsandthenistonthe

chair)

Portia:Findasurgeon,Shylock,onyourchargetostophiswoundslestheshouldbleed

todeath.

Shylock:Isitsomentionedinthebond?

Portia:Itisnotsoexpresdbutwhatofthat?'Tweregoodyoudosomuchforcharity.

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Shylock:Icannotfindit.'Tisnotinthebond.

Portia:You,merchant,haveyouanythingtosay?

Antonio:Butlittle.(makeasignofcross)

yourhand,’tgrievethatIamfallentothisforyou,for

dmetoyourhonorablewife.

TellhertheprocessofAntonio'Ilovedyou,

whenthetaleistold,

heJew

doescutbutdeepenough,I'llpayitinstantlywithallmyheart.

Bassanio:Antonio,Iammarriedtoawifewhichisasdeartomeaslifeitlf.

Butlifeitlf,mywifeandalltheworldarenotwithmeesteemedaboveyourlife.

Iwouldloall,yes,sacrificethemall,heretothisdeviltodeliveryou.

Gratiano:Ihaveawife,whom,Iprotest,Ilove–I’dwouldthatshewereinheaven,

soshecouldentreatsomepowertochangethiscurdJew!

Shylock:Ihaveadaughter!I’drathermarryhertoanyofthestockofathiefthantoa

ou,pursuentence.

Portia:ofthatmerchant'rtawardsit

andthelawdoesgiveit.

Shylock:Mostrightfuljudge.

Portia:rtawardsitandthelawallowsit.

Shylock:e.

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Portia:Tarryalittle!

enyourbond,takethenyourpoundofflesh,butinthe

cuttingofit,ifyoudoshedonedropofChristianblood,yourlandsandgoodsarebythelawsof

VeniceconfiscatetothestateofVenice.

Gratiano:Ouprightjudge!Mark,djudge!

Shylock:Isthatthelaw?

Portia:ouurgeonjustice,beassuredyoushallhavejusticemore

thanyoudesire.

Shylock:heoffer,bondtwiceandlettheChristiango.

Bassanio:Hereisthemoney.

Portia:lhavenothingbutthepenalty.(Crowd

murmurs)Therefore,ennobloodnorcutlessnormorebutjusta

akemoreorlessthanapound,ifthescaledoesturnintheestimationofahair,

youdieandallyourgoodsareconfiscate.

Gratiano:AcondDaniel!(Laughter)Now,infidel,Ihaveyouonthehip!

Portia:WhydoestheJewpau?

Shylock:ShallInotevenhavemyprincipal?

Portia:Youshallhavenothingbutyourforfeiture,sotakeitatyourperil,Jew.

Shylock:Thenletthedevilgivehimgoodofit.I'llstaynolonger.

Portia:Tarry,actedinthelawsofVenice,

ifitisprovedagainstanalienthatbydirectorindirectattemptsheekthelifeofanycitizen,

erhalfcomestothe

privycofferofthestateandtheoffender'slifeliesinthemercyoftheDukeonly,againstallother

voice.(Antonioisreleadandbeginstocry)Inwhichpredicament,Isayyoustand.

Down,therefore,andbegmercyoftheDuke.

Gratiano:(goesneartoShylock)Begthatyoumayhaveleavetohangyourlf.

Duke:Thatyoushallethedifferenceinourspirit,

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halfyourwealth,itisAntonio's,theotherhalfshallcometothegeneralstate.

Shylock:No,emyhouwhenyoutakethewealththatdoessustainmy

emylifewhenyoutakethemeanswherebyIlive.

Portia:Whatmercycanyourenderhim,Antonio?

Gratiano:Afreehalter,nothingel,forGod'ssake.

Antonio:SopleamylordtheDukeandallthecourt,Igiveupthefineofonehalfofhisgoods.I

amcontentifhewillletmeutheotherhalfintrustanduponhisdeathgiveittothegentlemanthat

ngprovidedmore,that,forthisfavor,heshallprentlybecomea

Christian.(Shylock:containedsobbing)

Duke:HeshalldothisorI’uncedhere.

Portia:Areyoucontented,Jew?Whatdoyousay?

Shylock:Oh...Iamcontented.

Duke:Clerk,prepareadeedofgift.

Shylock:Iprayyou;letmeleaveandgofromhence.I...eedaftermeandI

willsignit.

Duke:Getyougone,then,ismisd.