READ STUDY GUIDE: Act III, scenes iii–v |
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Act III, Scene iii:
Venice. A street
Venice. A street
| [Enter SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, and Gaoler.] |
| SHYLOCK: |
| Gaoler, look to him. Tell not me of mercy; |
| This is the fool that lent out money gratis: |
| Gaoler, look to him. |
| ANTONIO: |
| Hear me yet, good Shylock. |
| SHYLOCK: |
| I'll have my bond; speak not against my bond. |
| I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond. |
| Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause, |
| But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs; |
| The Duke shall grant me justice. I do wonder, |
| Thou naughty gaoler, that thou art so fond |
| To come abroad with him at his request. |
| ANTONIO: |
| I pray thee hear me speak. |
| SHYLOCK: |
| I'll have my bond. I will not hear thee speak; |
| I'll have my bond; and therefore speak no more. |
| I'll not be made a soft and dull-eyed fool, |
| To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield |
| To Christian intercessors. Follow not; |
| I'll have no speaking; I will have my bond. |
| [Exit.] |
| SALARINO: |
| It is the most impenetrable cur |
| That ever kept with men. |
| ANTONIO: |
| Let him alone; |
| I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. |
| He seeks my life; his reason well I know: |
| I oft deliver'd from his forfeitures |
| Many that have at times made moan to me; |
| Therefore he hates me. |
| SALARINO: |
| I am sure the Duke |
| Will never grant this forfeiture to hold. |
| ANTONIO: |
| The Duke cannot deny the course of law; |
| For the commodity that strangers have |
| With us in Venice, if it be denied, |
| 'Twill much impeach the justice of the state, |
| Since that the trade and profit of the city |
| Consisteth of all nations. Therefore, go; |
| These griefs and losses have so bated me |
| That I shall hardly spare a pound of flesh |
| To-morrow to my bloody creditor. |
| Well, gaoler, on; pray God Bassanio come |
| To see me pay his debt, and then I care not. |
| [Exeunt.] |
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