... 3,41-42) But more importantly because of his religious beliefs: "How like a fawning publication he looks. I hate him for he is a Christian;" (I, 3,38-39) Because the antagonistic approach Shylock and Antonio have towards each other, both party's are weary when entering into as bond together. After some discussion they come to an agreement, ... if Antonio fails to replay Shylock the three thousand Ducats within three months, Antonio must forfeit one equal pound of his flesh: "If you repay me not on such a day In such a place, such sums as are Expressed in the condition, let the ... Shylo...

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... nothing is wrong or unfair in it. This claim becomes an integral part of his character and his argument in the court. In the court Shylock says, he wants pound of flesh of Antonio. When asked "why? " Shylock chooses his word very carefully and replies "It will feed my revenge ". "Feed " is a very strong ... hungry for his revenge and he needs to be feed by the Antonio's pound of flesh. In the one hand, the pound of flesh is the symbol of Antonio and Bossanio's deep friendship. Bossanio's debt is to be paid by Antonio's pound of flesh and Antonio is happy to do that. This shows how much...

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... a great significance. As there can be several symbols throughout the play, the three most important and vast symbols can be perceived as the three caskets, the pound of flesh, and the rings. In the "Merchant of Venice," Portia's father, who had passed away, asked of the suitors who wanted Portia ... of Shylock's concerns, he's already a wealthy man, but getting his revenge he has long waited for plays a larger significance on why he wants the pound of flesh rather than the three thousand ducats. At the hearing before the court, Shylock says "it is my humor" in response to the ... questi...

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... to loan the money, three thousand ducats, with no interest, at the agreement that should the loan go unpaid, Antonio would pay the balance with a pound of his flesh. It is obvious that Shylock still has contempt towards Antonio for the constant torment he put him through, and it shows later on ... before reaching port. Antonio is now penniless and cannot make the payment as promised to Shylock. Shylock is adamant about exacting his revenge and getting his pound of flesh, as promised. In the meantime, Shylock is getting crossed by his own daughter, who runs away with her lover, all of Shy...

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... Antonio because .he is a Christian; But more, for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. (I. iii. 39-42) Hatred towards the Christians is based on the historical events and the existing stereotypes of that period. Since Jews were not allowed to have land, money lending was the ... an unfair trial. The thirst for revenge is so strong that it leaves no room for mercy. The usurer is ready to cut into Antonio's body and take his payment - a pound of flesh nearest to the heart. Portia stops him and reveals the flaw in the ...

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... one month before the day" Antonio gets the money but he has to agree on a forfeit that if he does not repay the loan to Shylock, Shylock can claim one pound of flesh as a forfeit. The old money lender dislikes Antonio because he is a Christian. Bassanio arrives in Belmont, however to win Portia Bassanio has to choose a casket that is either ... money or the bond from Antonio. The climax of the play and when the characters of both scenarios converge is a courtroom scene in Act 4 when Shylock is to attain his pound of flesh. Antonio is saved when a clever disguised Portia (disguised as a ...

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... the money, and with no interest, but if Antonio and Bassanio cannot pay back the loan in 3 months, Shylock will remove a pound of Antonio's flesh. As it states in the following quote: "Let the forfeit be nominated for an equal pound of your fair flesh to be cut off and taken in what part of your body pleases me." Antonio agrees to ... take 20,000 Ducats, so he does. When Bassanio arrives at the trial with the 24,000 Ducats, Shylock will not agree to take the money; he"d rather take his pound of flesh. At this point a Dr. Balthizar turns up, little does everyone else know that it is in f...

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... in his assets in the ships sent abroad, therefore Antonio borrows money off Shylock, three thousand ducats for three months. If it is not paid back, then Shylock may cut a pound of flesh on Antonio's chest. Launcelot, Shylock's servant leaves his service to work for Bassanio. Jessica, Shylock's daughter, elopes with Lorenzo The Prince of Morocco decides to choose the golden ... ducats. Portia and Nerissa enter. Bassanio offers ten times the bond - thirty thousand ducats. Shylock refuses a surgeon so that Antonio will be sure to die. Portia declares that exactly one pound of flesh must b...

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... I will better the instruction." Shylock proves he is merciless when he would not take the 3,000 ducats instead of the pound of flesh. Bassanio offers him 3,000 more ducats to Shylock if he changes his mind but shylock still wants the pound of flesh. "If every ducat in six thousand ducats were in six parts, and every part a ducat, I would not draw ... them. I would have my bond". The duke even tries to get Shylock to show Antonio mercy but Shylock refuses. "The pound of flesh which I demand of him, is dearly bought; `tis mine and I will have it". In the end of the play Shylock got what h...

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... . The bond is that if he does not receive the money he lent to Antonio so that Antonio and his friend Bassanio can travel to Belmont, then Antonio owes Shylock a pound of his own flesh. Bassanio is travelling to Belmont as he is in love with a woman named Portia and wishes to marry her. Shylock shows much hatred towards Antonio because ... and meddles in his business deals. However, when Antonio's ship sinks and he cannot repay his part of the bond, Shylock takes the opportunity to revenge on Antonio, and seeks a pound of Antonio's flesh. However, just as Shylock is to receive his amount...

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... . The bond that is made between Shylock and Antonio is relatively extreme considering the circumstances. In exchange for a loan of a large sum of money three thousand ducats, Shylock asks for a pound of Antonio's flesh if the amount is not paid in three months. Asking for a repayment is not uncommon even today, but what make Shylock appear the villain is that he ... his flesh, instead of asking for the money back with interest or making up the price in goods and or services. Shylocks asks for the pound of flesh to simply fed his revenge against the Christians that constantly mock and dis...

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... bond in his name to finance his dear friend Basanio's courtship. Antonio agrees with Shylock that if the three thousand ducats are not repaid within three months he will loose a pound of flesh. Bassanio eventually successfully courts Portia but discovers his good friend, Antonio has forfeited the bond. In the Venetian court Shylock tries to get his ... pound of flesh but Portia, disguised as a lawyer, crushes him, and the Christians return, in victory to Belmont. Is Shylock, then, a villain who happens to be Jewish or an ill-treated ... Shylock with a cool calculated harsh blow. She l...

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... obligation he owed Shylock is a brilliant illustration of a glad completion. In Act I, scene iii, Bassanio seals a bond with Shylock with the understanding that reimbursement will be three thousand ducats or a pound of Antonio's substance. Lamentably, Antonio's business all of a sudden accidents and Antonio relinquishes his bond with Shylock. Antonio's consummation is a palatable and a merited triumph for him since he is cleared ... from any charges, including the pound of his fragile living creature and cash. Love overcoming deterrents is another component that makes this play a comic ...

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... anti-semitic. One passage that is anti-christian is when Shylock points out the hypocritical actions of the Christians. This passage takes place when Shylock is trying to get his pound of Antonio's flesh. The Christians demand that Shylock, "the Jew must be merciful" (Pg 153, Line 187) because that is right thing to do. Shylock, upon hearing this ... on how the text is interpreted. Another scene that highlights the injustices created by the Christians is when Shylock explains to his fellow Jew why he wants to cut off a pound of Antonio's flesh. Shylock knows that he can only use the fle...

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... in the Taming of the Shrew where the nobleman has great love for his hunting gods: "Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds I would not lose the dog for twenty pound- (Induction 1 lines 14-19). Therefore, we can not always rely on stereotypes when deciphering Shakespeare's use of animal analogies. Shakespeare was a devoted fan of Ovid's Metamorphoses and evidence of this ... will be responsible for making sure it is paid back. Shylock convinces Antonio to sign a contract that states that if the money not be paid in time Shylock can remove a pound of his bodily flesh. Bassanio thi...

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... without charging interest. With the hatred Shylock had towards Antonio he made up a deed, an agreement which stated Shylock would not charge any interest on the loan, but would take a pound of Antonio's flesh if he wasn't to pay on the set date. Antonio accepted this freely as he felt confident he would have the money on time and he also ... thought Shylock wasn't being serious, but as the play progresses its clear to see that Shylock was being completely serious and that he would rather have the pound of flesh than his money back. In Act III scene 1 Shylock talks with two of Antonio's ...

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... . As part of the agreement, Shylock insists that if his money is not returned within a designated period of time, with the added interest, he be entitled to cut exactly one pound of flesh from Antonio's body. When the abuse of the Jew as usurer is combined with the Christian religious bias that marked Elizabethan England; the result is a natural demonization of ... court. Lulling him into a false sense of security, she allows him to believe she is on his side. Shylock is absolutely determined to have his bond and to have his pound ofcarrion? flesh. Before Portia presents her argument, Ba...

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... tricks the ruthless Shylock by beating him at his own game, "This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood;/The words expressly are "a pound of flesh.",/ Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh,/ But in cutting it, if thou dost shed,/One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods,/Are by the laws of Venice confiscate ... ...

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... back on it. He refuses to take the three thousand ducats he is offered. This makes him seem like a villain to us. When Portia says that Shylock cannot have his pound of flesh, Shylock knows he is beaten, but still asks for as much money as he can get; first three times the bond, then twice the bond, and then the ... original three thousand ducats. This shows his obsession with money, and his determination to get revenge. When Shylock realises Portia is right, and he can't have his pound of flesh, he expects Antonio to show him mercy when he has shown Antonio none. This suggests he is ve...

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... Shakespeare was playing on the myths surrounding Jews at the time such as blood libel, which would have excited a negative Elizabethan response. The fact that Shylock wishes to cut of a pound of flesh from the part of the body closest to the heart, this seems to be evil. A.D.Moody believes the play is "about the manner in which the Christians succeed ... and however well he presents his case, he must be defeated as an enemy to love's wealth according to John Russell Brown, most disturbingly as Shylock attempts to get his pound of flesh and has not arranged for a doctor to be present to ...

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... in his personality, in the trial scene Shylock really looses it, he is not interested in money or what anyone else has to say he is obsessed with getting Antonio's "pound of flesh" this is expressed by him saying "there is no power in the tongue of man to alter me" as far as he is concerned no one can say ... anything to change his mind all in is interested in is his pound of flesh. He generally gets more and more frustrated with the court getting more and more vicious in the way he is speaking, he repeatedly tries to hold Antonio to ... ...

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... 's purpose here is to show the audience what Shylock's own blood and flesh thinks of him, evidently deep loathing. Shylock's bond has an extreme condition to it: "for an equal pound of your fair flesh" (Act I scene 3). This shows that Shylock wants revenge if his money is not repaid. Shakespeare uses alliteration to make the point "fair flesh" stand out ... ...

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... double the sum that was originally lent. Shylock is also portrayed as a selfish and singleminded individual. In the play he so completely focused on exacting his revenge and receiving his pound of flesh that he allows himself be outsmarted by a Porsche who disguised as a Doctor of the Court and as a consequence loses his wealth, the bond he fought so hard to ... ...

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... Antonio's life. By disguising herself as a male lawyer she was able to successfully persuade Shylock to give up his claim. She argued that although the agreement allowed Shylock to take a pound of flesh, it did not allow him to take or even shed any blood. From both these incidences, the reader notes that Portia knows how to be "good " but does ... ...

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... turn. Because of this, Shakespeare creates pity for Shylock, as the entire courtroom turns against him. However, this pity is tempered by the fact that Shylock was about to take a pound of flesh from Antonio, for no reason other then the fact that he wanted revenge. Shylock gains pity merely from the fact that he is a Jew in Elizabethan England. He ... ...

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