The Merchant ofvenice Act IV.docx
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TheMerchantofveniceActIV
ACTIV.SCENEI.Venice.Thecourtofjustice
EntertheDUKE,theMAGNIFICOES,ANTONIO,BASSANIO,GRATIANO,SALERIO,andOTHERS
DUKEOFVENICE.What,isAntoniohere?
ANTONIO.Ready,sopleaseyourGrace.
DUKEOFVENICE.Iamsorryforthee;thouartcometoanswer
Astonyadversary,aninhumanwretch,
Uncapableofpity,voidandempty
Fromanydramofmercy.
ANTONIO.Ihaveheard
YourGracehathta'engreatpainstoqualify
Hisrigorouscourse;butsincehestandsobdurate,
Andthatnolawfulmeanscancarryme
Outofhisenvy'sreach,Idooppose
Mypatiencetohisfury,andamarm'd
Tosufferwithaquietnessofspirit
Theverytyrannyandrageofhis.
DUKEOFVENICE.Goone,andcalltheJewintothecourt.
SALERIO.Heisreadyatthedoor;hecomes,mylord.
EnterSHYLOCK
DUKEOFVENICE.Makeroom,andlethimstandbeforeourface.
Shylock,theworldthinks,andIthinksotoo,
Thatthoubutleadestthisfashionofthymalice
Tothelasthourofact;andthen,'tisthought,
Thou'ltshowthymercyandremorse,morestrange
Thanisthystrangeapparentcruelty;
Andwherethounowexactsthepenalty,
Whichisapoundofthispoormerchant'sflesh,
Thouwiltnotonlyloosetheforfeiture,
But,touch'dwithhumangentlenessandlove,
Forgiveamoietyoftheprincipal,
Glancinganeyeofpityonhislosses,
Thathaveoflatesohuddledonhisback-
Enowtopressaroyalmerchantdown,
Andpluckcommiserationofhisstate
Frombrassybosomsandroughheartsofflint,
FromstubbornTurksandTartars,nevertrain'd
Toofficesoftendercourtesy.
Weallexpectagentleanswer,Jew.
SHYLOCK.Ihavepossess'dyourGraceofwhatIpurpose,
AndbyourholySabbathhaveIsworn
Tohavethedueandforfeitofmybond.
Ifyoudenyit,letthedangerlight
Uponyourcharterandyourcity'sfreedom.
You'llaskmewhyIratherchoosetohave
Aweightofcarrionfleshthantoreceive
Threethousandducats.I'llnotanswerthat,
Butsayitismyhumour-isitanswer'd?
Whatifmyhousebetroubledwitharat,
AndIbepleas'dtogivetenthousandducats
Tohaveitban'd?
What,areyouanswer'dyet?
Somementherearelovenotagapingpig;
Somethataremadiftheybeholdacat;
Andothers,whenthebagpipesingsi'th'nose,
Cannotcontaintheirurine;foraffection,
Mistressofpassion,swaysittothemood
Ofwhatitlikesorloathes.Now,foryouranswer:
Asthereisnofirmreasontoberend'red
Whyhecannotabideagapingpig;
Whyhe,aharmlessnecessarycat;
Whyhe,awoollenbagpipe,butofforce
Mustyieldtosuchinevitableshame
Astooffend,himselfbeingoffended;
SocanIgivenoreason,norIwillnot,
Morethanalodg'dhateandacertainloathing
IbearAntonio,thatIfollowthus
Alosingsuitagainsthim.Areyouanswered?
BASSANIO.Thisisnoanswer,thouunfeelingman,
Toexcusethecurrentofthycruelty.
SHYLOCK.Iamnotboundtopleasetheewithmyanswers.
BASSANIO.Doallmenkillthethingstheydonotlove?
SHYLOCK.Hatesanymanthethinghewouldnotkill?
BASSANIO.Everyoffenceisnotahateatfirst.
SHYLOCK.What,wouldstthouhaveaserpentstingtheetwice?
ANTONIO.Iprayyou,thinkyouquestionwiththeJew.
Youmayaswellgostanduponthebeach
Andbidthemainfloodbatehisusualheight;
Youmayaswellusequestionwiththewolf,
Whyhehathmadetheewebleatforthelamb;
Youmayaswellforbidthemountainpines
Towagtheirhightopsandtomakenonoise
Whentheyarefrettenwiththegustsofheaven;
Youmayaswelldoanythingmosthard
Asseektosoftenthat-thanwhichwhat'sharder?
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Hisjewishheart.Therefore,Idobeseechyou,
Makenomoeoffers,usenofarthermeans,
Butwithallbriefandplainconveniency
Letmehavejudgment,andtheJewhiswill.
BASSANIO.Forthythreethousandducatshereissix.
SHYLOCK.Ifeveryducatinsixthousandducats
Wereinsixparts,andeverypartaducat,
Iwouldnotdrawthem;Iwouldhavemybond.
DUKEOFVENICE.Howshaltthouhopeformercy,rend'ringnone?
SHYLOCK.WhatjudgmentshallIdread,doingnowrong?
Youhaveamongyoumanyapurchas'dslave,
Which,fikeyourassesandyourdogsandmules,
Youuseinabjectandinslavishparts,
Becauseyouboughtthem;shallIsaytoyou
'Letthembefree,marrythemtoyourheirs-
Whysweattheyunderburdens?
-lettheirbeds
Bemadeassoftasyours,andlettheirpalates
Beseason'dwithsuchviands'?
Youwillanswer
'Theslavesareours.'SodoIansweryou:
ThepoundoffleshwhichIdemandofhim
Isdearlybought,'tismine,andIwillhaveit.
Ifyoudenyme,fieuponyourlaw!
ThereisnoforceinthedecreesofVenice.
Istandforjudgment;answer;shallIhaveit?
DUKEOFVENICE.UponmypowerImaydismissthiscourt,
UnlessBellario,alearneddoctor,
WhomIhavesentfortodeterminethis,
Comehereto-day.
SALERIO.Mylord,herestayswithout
Amessengerwithlettersfromthedoctor,
NewcomefromPadua.
DUKEOFVENICE.Bringustheletters;callthemessenger.
BASSANIO.Goodcheer,Antonio!
What,man,courageyet!
TheJewshallhavemyflesh,blood,bones,andall,
Erethoushaltloseformeonedropofblood.
ANTONIO.Iamataintedwetheroftheflock,
Meetestfordeath;theweakestkindoffruit
Dropsearliesttotheground,andsoletme.
Youcannotbetterbeemploy'd,Bassanio,
Thantolivestill,andwritemineepitaph.
EnterNERISSAdressedlikealawyer'sclerk
DUKEOFVENICE.CameyoufromPadua,fromBellario?
NERISSA.Fromboth,mylord.BellariogreetsyourGrace.
[Presentsaletter]
BASSANIO.Whydostthouwhetthyknifesoearnestly?
SHYLOCK.Tocuttheforfeiturefromthatbankruptthere.
GRATIANO.Notonthysole,butonthysoul,harshJew,
Thoumak'stthyknifekeen;butnometalcan,
No,notthehangman'saxe,bearhalfthekeenness
Ofthysharpenvy.Cannoprayerspiercethee?
SHYLOCK.No,nonethatthouhastwitenoughtomake.
GRATIANO.O,bethoudamn'd,inexecrabledog!
Andforthylifeletjusticebeaccus'd.
Thoualmostmak'stmewaverinmyfaith,
ToholdopinionwithPythagoras
Thatsoulsofanimalsinfusethemselves
Intothetrunksofmen.Thycurrishspirit
Govern'dawolfwho,hang'dforhumanslaughter,
Evenfromthegallowsdidhisfellsoulfleet,
And,whilstthoulayestinthyunhalloweddam,
Infus'ditselfinthee;forthydesires
Arewolfish,bloody,starv'dandravenous.
SHYLOCK.Tillthoucanstrailthesealfromoffmybond,
Thoubutoffend'stthylungstospeaksoloud;
Repairthywit,goodyouth,oritwillfall
Tocurelessruin.Istandhereforlaw.
DUKEOFVENICE.ThisletterfromBellariodothcommend
Ayoungandlearneddoctortoourcourt.
Whereishe?
NERISSA.Heattendethherehardby
Toknowyouranswer,whetheryou'lladmithim.
DUKEOFVENICE.Withallmyheart.Somethreeorfourofyou
Gogivehimcourteousconducttothisplace.
Meantime,thecourtshallhearBellario'sletter.
CLERK.[Reads]'YourGraceshallunderstandthatatthe
receipt
ofyourletterIamverysick;butintheinstantthatyour
messengercame,inlovingvisitationwaswithmeayoung
doctor
ofRome-hisnameisBalthazar.Iacquaintedhimwiththe
cause
incontroversybetweentheJewandAntoniothemerchant;we
turn'do'ermanybookstogether;heisfurnishedwithmy
opinion
which,betteredwithhisownlearning-thegreatnesswhereofI
cannotenoughcommend-comeswithhimatmyimportunityto
fill
upyourGrace'srequestinmystead.Ibeseechyoulethis
lack
ofyearsbenoimpedimenttolethimlackareverend
estimation,
forIneverknewsoyoungabodywithsooldahead.Ileave
him
toyourgraciousacceptance,whosetrialshallbetterpublish
his
commendation.'
EnterPORTIAforBALTHAZAR,dressedlikeaDoctorofLaws
DUKEOFVENICE.YOUhearthelearn'dBellario,whathewrites;
Andhere,Itakeit,isthedoctorcome.
Givemeyourhand;comeyoufromoldBellario?
PORTIA.Idid,mylord.
DUKEOFVENICE.Youarewelcome;takeyourplace.
Areyouacquaintedwiththedifference
Thatholdsthispresentquestioninthecourt?
PORTIA.Iaminformedthroughlyofthecause.
Whichisthemerchanthere,andwhichtheJew?
DUKEOFVENICE.AntonioandoldShylock,bothstandforth.
PORTIA.IsyournameShylock?
SHYLOCK.Shylockismyname.
PORTIA.Ofastrangenatureisthesuityoufollow;
YetinsuchrulethattheVenetianlaw
Cannotimpugnyouasyoudoproceed.
Youstandwithinhisdanger,doyounot?
ANTONIO.Ay,sohesays.
PORTIA.Doyouconfessthebond?
ANTONIO.Ido.
PORTIA.ThenmusttheJewbemerciful.
SHYLOCK.OnwhatcompulsionmustI?
Tellmethat.
PORTIA.Thequalityofmercyisnotstrain'd;
Itdroppethasthegentlerainfromheaven
Upontheplacebeneath.Itistwiceblest:
Itblessethhimthatgivesandhimthattakes.
'Tismightiestinthemightiest;itbecomes
Thethronedmonarchbetterthanhiscrown;
Hissceptreshowstheforceoftemporalpower,
Theattributetoaweandmajesty,
Whereindothsitthedreadandfearofkings;
Butmercyisabovethissceptredsway,
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