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you say�察�here he comes。 LORENZO。 I shall grow jealous of you shortly�察�
Launcelot�察�if you thus get my wife into corners。 JESSICA。 Nay�察�you need
nor fear us�察�Lorenzo�察�Launcelot and I are out�察�he tells me flatly there's no
mercy for me in heaven�察�because I am a Jew's daughter�察�and he says you
are no good member of the commonwealth�察 �for in converting Jews to
Christians you raise the price of pork。 LORENZO。 I shall answer that
better to the commonwealth than you can the getting up of the negro's
belly�察�the Moor is with child by you�察�Launcelot。 LAUNCELOT。 It is much
that the Moor should be more than reason�察�but if she be less than an honest
woman�察�she is indeed more than I took her for。 LORENZO。 How every
fool can play upon the word� �I think the best grace of wit will shortly turn
into silence�察�and discourse grow commendable in none only but parrots。
Go in�察�sirrah�察�bid them prepare for dinner。 LAUNCELOT。 That is done�察�sir�察�
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they have all stomachs。 LORENZO。 Goodly Lord�察�what a wit´snapper are
you� �Then bid them prepare dinner。 LAUNCELOT。 That is done too�察�sir�察�
only 'cover' is the word。 LORENZO。 Will you cover�察 �then�察 �sir�拭�
LAUNCELOT。 Not so�察�sir�察�neither�察�I know my duty。 LORENZO。 Yet more
quarrelling with occasion� �Wilt thou show the whole wealth of thy wit in
an instant�拭�I pray thee understand a plain man in his plain meaning�此�go to
thy fellows�察�bid them cover the table�察�serve in the meat�察�and we will come
in to dinner。 LAUNCELOT。 For the table�察�sir�察�it shall be serv'd in�察�for the
meat�察�sir�察�it shall be cover'd�察�for your coming in to dinner�察�sir�察�why�察�let it be
as humours and conceits shall govern。 Exit LORENZO。 O dear discretion�察�
how his words are suited� �The fool hath planted in his memory An army of
good words�察 �and I do know A many fools that stand in better place�察�
Garnish'd like him�察�that for a tricksy word Defy the matter。 How cheer'st
thou�察�Jessica�拭�And now�察�good sweet�察�say thy opinion�察�How dost thou like
the Lord Bassanio's wife�拭�JESSICA。 Past all expressing。 It is very meet
The Lord Bassanio live an upright life�察�For�察�having such a blessing in his
lady�察�He finds the joys of heaven here on earth�察�And if on earth he do not
merit it�察 �In reason he should never come to heaven。 Why�察 �if two gods
should play some heavenly match�察 �And on the wager lay two earthly
women�察�And Portia one�察 �there must be something else Pawn'd with the
other�察�for the poor rude world Hath not her fellow。 LORENZO。 Even such
a husband Hast thou of me as she is for a wife。 JESSICA。 Nay�察�but ask my
opinion too of that。 LORENZO。 I will anon�察 �first let us go to dinner。
JESSICA。 Nay�察�let me praise you while I have a stomach。 LORENZO。 No�察�
pray thee�察�let it serve for table´talk�察�Then howsome'er thou speak'st�察�'mong
other things I shall digest it。 JESSICA。 Well�察�I'll set you forth。 Exeunt
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ACT IV。
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SCENE I。 Venice。 The court of justice
Enter the DUKE�察 �the MAGNIFICOES�察 �ANTONIO�察 �BASSANIO�察�
GRATIANO�察�SALERIO�察�and OTHERS
DUKE OF VENICE。 What�察�is Antonio here�拭�ANTONIO。 Ready�察�so
please your Grace。 DUKE OF VENICE。 I am sorry for thee�察�thou art come
to answer A stony adversary�察�an inhuman wretch�察�Uncapable of pity�察�void
and empty From any dram of mercy。 ANTONIO。 I have heard Your Grace
hath ta'en great pains to qualify His rigorous course�察�but since he stands
obdurate�察�And that no lawful means can carry me Out of his envy's reach�察�I
do oppose My patience to his fury�察 �and am arm'd To suffer with a
quietness of spirit The very tyranny and rage of his。 DUKE OF VENICE。
Go one�察�and call the Jew into the court。 SALERIO。 He is ready at the door�察�
he comes�察�my lord。
Enter SHYLOCK
DUKE OF VENICE。 Make room�察�and let him stand before our face。
Shylock�察�the world thinks�察 �and I think so too�察�That thou but leadest this
fashion of thy malice To the last hour of act�察�and then�察�'tis thought�察�Thou'lt
show thy mercy and remorse�察�more strange Than is thy strange apparent
cruelty�察�And where thou now exacts the penalty�察�Which is a pound of this
poor merchant's flesh�察�Thou wilt not only loose the forfeiture�察�But�察�touch'd
with human gentleness and love�察 �Forgive a moiety of the principal�察�
Glancing an eye of pity on his losses�察�That have of late so huddled on his
back´ Enow to press a royal merchant down�察�And pluck commiseration of
his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint�察 �From stubborn
Turks and Tartars�察 �never train'd To offices of tender courtesy。 We all
expect a gentle answer�察�Jew。 SHYLOCK。 I have possess'd your Grace of
what I purpose�察�And by our holy Sabbath have I sworn To have the due
and forfeit of my bond。 If you deny it�察 �let the danger light Upon your
charter and your city's freedom。 You'll ask me why I rather choose to have
A weight of carrion flesh than to receive Three thousand ducats。 I'll not
answer that�察�But say it is my humour´ is it answer'd�拭�What if my house be
troubled with a rat�察�And I be pleas'd to give ten thousand ducats To have it
ban'd�拭�What�察�are you answer'd yet�拭�Some men there are love not a gaping
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pig�察�Some that are mad if they behold a cat�察�And others�察�when the bagpipe
sings i' th' nose�察 �Cannot contain their urine�察 �for affection�察 �Mistress of
passion�察�sways it to the mood Of what it likes or loathes。 Now�察�for your
answer�此�As there is no firm reason to be rend'red Why he cannot abide a
gaping pig�察�Why he�察�a harmless necessary cat�察�Why he�察�a woollen bagpipe�察�
but of force Must yield to such inevitable shame As to offend�察 �himself
being offended�察�So can I give no reason�察�nor I will not�察�More than a lodg'd
hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio�察�that I follow thus A losing suit
against him。 Are you answered�拭 �BASSANIO。 This is no answer�察 �thou
unfeeling man�察�To excuse the current of thy cruelty。 SHYLOCK。 I am not
bound to please thee with my answers。 BASSANIO。 Do all men kill the
things they do not love�拭�SHYLOCK。 Hates any man the thing he would
not kill�拭 �BASSANIO。 Every offence is not a hate at first。 SHYLOCK。
What�察 �wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice�拭�ANTONIO。 I pray
you�察�think you question with the Jew。 You may as well go stand upon the
beach And bid the main flood bate his usual height�察�You may as well use
question with the wolf�察�Why he hath made the ewe bleat for the lamb�察�You
may as well forbid the mountain pines To wag their high tops and to make
no noise When they are fretten with the gusts of heaven�察�You may as well
do anything most hard As seek to soften that´ than which what's harder�拭�
His jewish heart。 Therefore�察�I do beseech you�察�Make no moe offers�察�use no
farther means�察 �But with all brief and plain conveniency Let me have
judgment�察 �and the Jew his will。 BASSANIO。 For thy three thousand
ducats here is six。 SHYLOCK。 If every ducat in six thousand ducats Were
in six parts�察�and every part a ducat�察�I would not draw them�察�I would have
my bond。 DUKE OF VENICE。 How shalt thou hope for mercy�察�rend'ring
none�拭 �SHYLOCK。 What judgment shall I dread�察 �doing no wrong�拭 �You
have among you many a purchas'd slave�察�Which�察�fike your asses and your
dogs and mules�察 �You use in abject and in slavish parts�察 �Because you
bought them�察 �shall I say to you 'Let them be free�察 �marry them to your
heirs´ Why sweat they under burdens�拭� let their beds Be made as soft as
yours�察�and let their palates Be season'd with such viands'�拭�You will answer
'The slaves are ours。' So do I answer you�此 �The pound of flesh which I
demand of him Is dearly bought�察�'tis mine�察�and I will have it。 If you deny
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me�察�fie upon your law� �There is no force in the decrees of Venice。 I stand
for judgment�察 �answer�察 �shall I have it�拭 �DUKE OF VENICE。 Upon my
power I may dismiss this court�察�Unless Bellario�察�a learned doctor�察�Whom I
have sent for to determine this�察 �Come here to´day。 SALERIO。 My lord�察�
here stays without A messenger with letters from the doctor�察 �New come
from Padua。 DUKE OF VENICE。 Bring us the letters�察�call the messenger。
BASSANIO。 Good cheer�察�Antonio� �What�察�man�察�courage yet� �The Jew shall
have my flesh�察�blood�察�bones�察�and all�察�Ere thou shalt lose for me one drop
of blood。 ANTONIO。 I am a tainted wether of the flock�察�Meetest for death�察�
the weakest kind of fruit Drops earliest to the ground�察�and so let me。 You
cannot better be employ'd�察 �Bassanio�察 �Than to live still�察 �and write mine
epitaph。
Enter NERISSA dressed like a lawyer's clerk
DUKE OF VENICE。 Came you from Padua�察 �from Bellario�拭�
NERISSA。 From both�察 �my lord。 Bellario greets your Grace。 ��Presents a
letter�А �BASSANIO