... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... he responds to Antonio's request for a loan. He asks for an extreme repayment of nine times the value of the loan, but did not stop there. He also asks for a pound of flesh if the amount was not paid in full. This alone would be considered by most to be cruel and unlawfully disproportionate. Furthermore, when Shylock finds out that his ... ...

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... ) Shakespeare portrays Shylock in a negative way with reference to the gruesome bond that Shylock demanded for his three thousand ducats loan to Antonio. The disgusting and outrageous idea of demanding a pound of human flesh in all probability reflects the anti-Semitic fantasy of Jews being prone to violating Christian bodies. Similarly, Antonio mocks Shylock's in depth knowledge of the bible when ... ...

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... tells the audience that Shylock will not accept extra money for Antonio not being able to pay what he owed Shylock in the bond, but instead, Shylock wanted the worthless "pound of flesh" of Antonio in return. Salerio call him a "creature that did bear the shape of man." This phrase could mean that Shylock was an evil man, wanting to hurt ... ...

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... lends money to Bassanio for th elove of Portia. ANtonio then agrees to 'seal unto this bond' with Shylock accepting that if he does not pay back what he owes, a pound of Antonio's flesh will be taken. If it weren't for friendship, then this issue would not have been raised, leaving no plot. Hence, friendship is main theme in Shakespeare's play ... ...

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... has done nothing wrong, "For he is a Christian". Shylock lends some money to Antonio, and the repercussions of his not paying this back is that Shylock is able to remove a pound of Antonio's flesh from the place closest to his heart. This is the place which people see Shylock as a villain, because when it turns out that Antonio can not repay ... ...

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... ridicules all his life for being Jewish and Antonio, who is the spinning image of everything Shylock hates. Shylock reluctantly lends Antonio the money, but demands that Antonio give up a pound of his flesh if the money is not paid back within an allotted time. Antonio agrees to Shylock's request and many struggles and conflicts emerge. New loves surface, conflicts arise ... ...

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... from Shylock. Shylock sees an opportunity to reap revenge on Antonio and loans him money on the condition that if he defaults on the loan, Shylock will be entitled to a pound of his flesh. Antonio agrees, not taking the consequences seriously, expecting his ships to come in and that he will be able to repay the loan. It is revealed that ... ...

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... best English author and therefore the world's famous author up until this day. His ongoing works, as well as collaborations, consist of just about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and a few other verses, and a number of uncertain authorship. But what I'm focusing on is Williams more unique and powerful plays called The Merchant of Venice in which takes place in ... ...

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