My patience to his fury, and am arm'd Year Published: 1597 Language: English Country of Origin: England Source: Shakespeare, W. (1597).The Merchant of Venice.New York: Sully and Kleinteich. Is dearly bought; 'tis mine, and I will have it. Let his deservings, and my love withal, SHYLOCK. I stand here for law. BASSANIO. SHYLOCK. 1 The Merchant of Venice PDF A full version of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice text NoSweatShakespeare.com Making Shakespeare easy and accessible . For it appears by manifest proceeding To give the judgment. From stubborn Turks and Tartars, never train'd Answer—shall I have it? Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate. To stop his wounds, lest he do bleed to death. Thou shalt have justice more than thou desir’st. PORTIA. ANTONIO. O noble judge! Give me your hand. Shylock enters the court and the Duke tells him that all of the men gathered there expect him to pardon Antonio and forgive the debt. Infus'd itself in thee; for thy desires Why dost thou whet thy knife so earnestly? Because you bought them. It must not be; there is no power in Venice SHYLOCK. O wise and upright judge! And, for your love, I'll take this ring from you. He presently become a Christian; Antonio and Bassanio thank the lawyer, asking permission to pay “him”, but Portia insists she will accept nothing. What, is Antonio here? Some men there are love not a gaping pig; I am content, so he will let me have In which predicament, I say, thou stand'st; View Merchant of Venice.pdf from DRAMA 121 at Queens College, CUNY. I pray you, know me when we meet again: Must yield to such inevitable shame A pound of that same merchant's flesh is thine. All Acts and Scenes are listed on the The Merchant of Venice text page, or linked to from the bottom of this page. To alter me. But with all brief and plain conveniency. SHYLOCK. Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further. He is well paid that is well satisfied; which, bettered with his own learning,—the greatness whereof I Of a strange nature is the suit you follow, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood; The words expressly are ‘a pound of flesh.’. Enow to press a royal merchant down, No, not the hangman's axe, bear half the keenness When they are fretten with the gusts of heaven; Clip art images3. You, merchant, have you anything to say? That indirectly, and directly too, SHYLOCK. What judgment shall I dread, doing no wrong? Notes. But little; I am arm’d and well prepar’d. You stand within his danger, do you not? I wish you well, and so I take my leave. To know your answer, whether you’ll admit him. O upright judge! To the last hour of act; and then, 'tis thought, Would any of the stock of Barabbas PORTIA. ACT 4. The Duke tells Shylock how he expects the moneylender to relent, but Shylock insists he will have his pound of flesh, predicting the downfall of all that sustains the state if he is refused. 'Your Grace shall understand that at the receipt PORTIA. I have spoke thus much, Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice. I would not draw them, I would have my bond. Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice ANTONIO. 'Twill be recorded for a precedent, To have the due and forfeit of my bond. And here, I take it, is the doctor come. Mean time the court shall hear Bellario’s letter. Come, you and I will thither presently; PORTIA. That lately stole his daughter: To suffer with a quietness of spirit in controversy between the Jew and Antonio the merchant; we I humbly do desire your Grace of pardon; An oath, an oath! Why doth the Jew pause? Give him the ring, and bring him, if thou canst. The wish would make else an unquiet house. The other, that he do record a gift, The quality of mercy is not strain'd; This ring, good sir? PORTIA. Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; DUKE. To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow When you do take the means whereby I live. To have it ban'd? SHYLOCK. English Maths Physics Chemistry Biology. Give me your hand, Bassanio, fare you well. SALARINO. You'll ask me why I rather choose to have What judgment shall I dread, doing no wrong? I take this offer then; pay the bond thrice. Scene 1. messenger came, in loving visitation was with me a young doctor The pardon that I late pronounced here. With all my heart. What if my house be troubled with a rat, PORTIA. I pray you think you question with the Jew: And bid the main flood bate his usual height; You may as well use question with the wolf. The law hath yet another hold on you. BASSANIO. When mercy seasons justice. The Duke • expected to face difficulty in this case – Shylock was adamant in wanting his bond and the Duke wanted to save Antonio, who was a friend and fellow Venetian. Read Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, side-by-side with a translation into Modern English. PORTIA. When you do take the means whereby I live. I am not well; send the deed after me Give me your gloves, I'll wear them for your sake. He says that it was bad luck that Antonio fell into the clutches of such an enemy who doesn’t even have an ounce of mercy. Antonio, gratify this gentleman, 'The slaves are ours.' That in the course of justice none of us O Jew! https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/41/the-merchant-of-venice/605/merchant-of-venice-act-4-scene-1/, Florida Center for Instructional Technology. BASSANIO. 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes Grieve not that I am fallen to this for you, Upon the place beneath. The scene begins in a Venice court of justice. Ere thou shalt lose for me one drop of blood. O upright judge! We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render, The deeds of mercy. It doth appear you are a worthy judge; SHYLOCK. I acquainted him with the cause As makes it light or heavy in the substance, See Important Quotations Explained. The Editor. Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond, And it is meet I presently set forth. Ay, for the state; not for Antonio. Of such misery doth she cut me off. GRATIANO. In christening shalt thou have two god-fathers; The penalty and forfeit of my bond. Antonio returns his goods to him, on condition that he swear to leave his money to Jessica and Lorenzo and that he become a Christian. The Jew shall have all justice. GRATIANO. Into the trunks of men. Ready, so please your grace. Therefore, prepare thee to cut off the flesh. I have possess'd your Grace of what I purpose, But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd. [Enter the DUKE, the Magnificoes, ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO, SALERIO, and others] Duke. of years be no impediment to let him lack a reverend estimation, Materials are delivered in PDF and Word Document formats. For half thy wealth, it is Antonio's; Entreat some power to change this currish Jew. Here to this devil, to deliver you. That I should neither sell, nor give, nor lose it. Thy currish spirit Get an answer for 'What are your impressions of Shylock in act 4, scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice?' Yes, here I tender it for him in the court. Than is her custom: it is still her use Than to live still, and write mine epitaph. Shylock and Antonio appear before the Duke of Venice. And know how well I have deserv'd this ring, Tell me that. I am sorry for thee. For, as thou urgest justice, be assur'd I am a tainted wether of the flock, Shakespeare\'s original The Merchant of Venice text is extremely long, so we\'ve split the text into one Scene per page. . Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew. Forced to agree, Shylock begs leave to return home, swearing he will sign all the promises there. I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. Meetest for death; the weakest kind of fruit. I will be bound to pay it ten times o'er Take thy forfeiture. And for thy life let justice be accus'd. A losing suit against him. Actually understand The Merchant of Venice Act 1, Scene 1. Yet in such rule that the Venetian law [Enter ANTONIO, SALARINO, and SALANIO] ANTONIO In sooth, I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What stuff ’tis made of, whereof it is born, I am to learn; And such a want-wit sadness makes of me, That I have much ado to know myself. I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. The Duke is upset about the penalty, a pound of Antonio's flesh, but cannot find any lawful way of freeing Antonio from his bond. He tries to refuse it, as he received it from his wife and swore to her he would not take it off, but in the end he sends Gratiano after the lawyer with the ring. Now for your answer: As there is no firm reason to be rend’red, More than a lodg’d hate and a certain loathing. Good cheer, Antonio! I pray you give me leave to go from hence. Glancing an eye of pity on his losses, Summary: Act IV, scene i, lines 1–163. The deeds of mercy. Marry them to your heirs! Bring us the letters; call the messenger. SALARINO, SALANIO, and Others.). This page contains the original text of Act 4, Scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice. Shylock protests that without his money, he is no longer anything. It is so. Shed thou no blood, nor cut thou less nor more, But just a pound of flesh. . Whom I have sent for to determine this, Bring us the letters; call the messenger. PORTIA. Entreat some power to change this currish Jew. That souls of animals infuse themselves It cannot be. Mark, Jew, a learned judge! Which, fike your asses and your dogs and mules, DUKE. These be the Christian husbands! But mercy is above this sceptred sway, Yea, twice the sum; if that will not suffice, Have by some surgeon, Shylock, on your charge, of Rome; his name is Balthazar. Yea, a Daniel! Not to deny me, and to pardon me. NERISSA. Which is a pound of this poor merchant’s flesh. Antonio prepares to die. And if your wife be not a mad-woman, I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word. O, be thou damn'd, inexecrable dog! ANTONIO. Take thrice thy money, bid me tear the bond. SHYLOCK. Wrest once the law to your authority; When mercy seasons justice. Act IV, Scene 1. To be so taken at thy peril, Jew. Merchant of Venice Act 4, Scene 1 Modern English Translation Meaning Annotations – ICSE Class 10 & 9 English. Do all men kill the things they do not love? Go give him courteous conduct to this place. We freely cope your courteous pains withal. He hath refus'd it in the open court; It is an attribute to God himself; NERISSA. To excuse the current of thy cruelty. PORTIA. Venice. It is not so express’d, but what of that? Some that are mad if they behold a cat; Therefore prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Only for this, I pray you, pardon me. Shylock demands fulfillment of the letter of their contract, and Antonio believes it is pointless to argue or try to reason with Shylock. When they are fretten with the gusts of heaven; As seek to soften that—than which what’s harder?—, His Jewish heart! Soft! At the court of law in Venice, the Duke, Antonio, Bassanio, Salerio, Graziano, and various notable personages are gathered for Antonio's trial. I pray you, give me leave to go from hence; I am sorry for thee: thou art come to answer A stony adversary, an inhuman wretch uncapable of pity, void and empty 1935 From any dram of mercy. For thy three thousand ducats here is six. Come, Antonio. William Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice: Act 4, Scene 1," The Merchant of Venice, Lit2Go Edition, (1597), accessed December 19, 2020, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/41/the-merchant-of-venice/605/merchant-of-venice-act-4-scene-1/. SHYLOCK. PORTIA. Lit2Go Edition. I am informed throughly of the cause. He shall have merely justice, and his bond. Of what it likes or loathes. DUKE. And that no lawful means can carry me To offices of tender courtesy. I’ll not answer that; And I be pleas’d to give ten thousand ducats. Can no prayers pierce thee? Are wolvish, bloody, starv’d, and ravenous. . And you must cut this flesh from off his breast. Be valued ’gainst your wive’s commandment. The Merchant of Venice is the story of a Jewish moneylender who demands that an antisemitic Christian offer “a pound of flesh” as collateral against a loan.First performed in 1598, Shakespeare’s study of religious difference remains controversial. Therefore, Jew. His rigorous course; but since he stands obdurate. Upon his death unto the gentleman A court of justice. Be made as soft as yours, and let their palates Mark, Jew. I see, sir, you are liberal in offers; I have a daughter—. YOU hear the learn'd Bellario, what he writes; The Duke of Venice tells Antonio how sorry he is about all this, but Antonio insists that he would rather suffer than see the law diminished. Which is the merchant here? Merchant of Venice: Act 4, Scene 1 Works Say how I lov'd you; speak me fair in death; What, wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice? SHYLOCK. You’ll ask me why I rather choose to have, A weight of carrion flesh than to receive. Therefore thou must be hang’d at the state’s charge. We all expect a gentle answer, Jew. And for your love I’ll take this ring from you. ANTONIO. Three thousand ducats. What dost thou say? I have a daughter; BASSANIO. That malice bears down truth. Most learned judge, a sentence! GRATIANO. Shylock, there's thrice thy money offer'd thee. BASSANIO. The Merchant of Venice | Act 4, Scene 1 | Summary Share. I take this offer then: pay the bond thrice, Why he, a harmless necessary cat; Are there balance here to weigh Thou shalt have nothing but the forfeiture, The party ’gainst the which he doth contrive, Shall seize one half his goods; the other half, And the offender’s life lies in the mercy. The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones, and all. Nay, take my life and all, pardon not that: Govern’d a wolf, who hang’d for human slaughter. Proceed to judgment. So can I give no reason, nor I will not, In christ’ning shalt thou have two god-fathers: Had I been judge, thou shouldst have had ten more. SHYLOCK. And I be pleas'd to give ten thousand ducats (To ANTONIO) And you must cut this flesh from off his breast. The court awards it and the law doth give it. Why, then the devil give him good of it! Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond. It is enacted in the laws of Venice, PORTIA. SHYLOCK. Shall I lay perjury upon my soul? A halter gratis—nothing else, for God sake. History - First War of Independence Trick; English - The Cold Within Learn Trick; Chemistry - Learn periodic table trick; Books; Contact; Wallpaper; QnA; Computer. Grant me two things, I pray you. Antonio and old Shylock, both stand forth. More than a lodg'd hate and a certain loathing If this will not suffice, it must appear DUKE. I acquainted him with the cause in controversy between the Jew and Antonio the merchant. A second Daniel, a Daniel, Jew! And he repents not that he pays your debt; But life itself, my wife, and all the world, Your wife would give you little thanks for that. PORTIA. alas, it is a trifle; (Enter NERISSA dressed like a lawyer's clerk.). Whether Bassanio had not once a love. There’s more depends on this than on the value. That have of late so huddled on his back. SHYLOCK. To bring thee to the gallows, not to the font. Why he, a wauling bagpipe; but of force Shylock, there’s thrice thy money off’red thee. PORTIA. He is furnish’d with my opinion, which better’d with his own learning, the greatness whereof I cannot enough commend, comes with him, at my importunity, to fill up your Grace’s request in my stead. Read a character analysis of Shylock, plot summary and important quotes. I stay here on my bond. Be season’d with such viands?” You will answer. It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, 'Tis very true. I am sorry that your leisure serves you not. A messenger with letters from the doctor. Commend me to your honourable wife: The throned monarch better than his crown. PORTIA. I would she were in heaven, so she could You press me far, and therefore I will yield. Have by your wisdom been this day acquitted BASSANIO. DUKE. Here in the court, of all he dies possess'd an upright judge, a learned judge! An answer key is provided. Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; And earthly power doth then show likest God’s. For herein Fortune shows herself more kind William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice explained with scene summaries in just a few minutes! Antonio and old Shylock, both stand forth. I pray thee pursue sentence. My lord, here stays without I have an oath in heaven. PORTIA. CREDITS : Images sourced from:1. A street. Thou hast contrived against the very life Thyself shalt see the act; No, none that thou hast wit enough to make. Be valued 'gainst your wife's commandment. Take thrice thy money; bid me tear the bond. Bellario greets your Grace. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood; I cannot find it; 'tis not in the bond. Be merciful. Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh; That by direct or indirect attempts That I should neither sell, nor give, nor lose it.
. Venice. An oath, an oath, I have an oath in heaven! Give me your hand; come you from old Bellario? Had I been judge, thou shouldst have had ten more, Shakespeare homepage | Merchant of Venice You can buy the Arden text of this play from the Amazon.com online bookstore: The Merchant of Venice (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) Entire play in one page. Act 1, Scene 1: Venice. Have by some surgeon, Shylock, on your charge. He is unable to provide … Repent but you that you shall lose your friend. The Merchant of Venice (Lit2Go Edition). The Court Hearing Starts. “Your Grace shall understand that at the receipt of your letter I am very sick, but in the instant that your messenger came, in loving visitation was with me a young doctor of Rome. Mark, Jew: O learned judge! Mark, Jew: alearned judge! Chose the Act & Scene from the list below to read The Merchant of Venice translated into modern English. And bid the main flood bate his usual height; Here 'tis, most reverend doctor; here it is. Can alter a decree established; The attribute to awe and majesty, His name is Balthazar. The Merchant of Venice. Good sir, this ring was given me by my wife. Let me have judgment, and the Jew his will. PORTIA. Nay, take my life and all, pardon not that: You take my house when you do take the prop, That doth sustain my house; you take my life. 2 ACT I SCENE I. Venice. To cut the forfeiture from that bankrupt there. GRATIANO. Which like your asses, and your dogs and mules. Shall I say to you. Antonio, I am married to a wife Soft, no haste. Tarry, Jew. I am sorry that your leisure serves you not. Should see salvation; we do pray for mercy, Enter the Duke, the Magnificoes, Antonio, Bassanio, Salerio, and Gratiano with others. Enter Nerissa dressed like a lawyer’s clerk. BASSANIO. Why, this bond is forfeit; The danger formerly by me rehears'd. If it be prov'd against an alien Of thy sharp envy. But in the estimation of a hair, DUKE. To quit the fine for one half of his goods, Two things provided more, that for this favor, Here in the court, of all he dies possess’d. For thy three thousand ducats here is six. Which humbleness may drive unto a fine. As there is no firm reason to be render'd, You will answer She reads the contract between Antonio and Shylock and insists that it must be followed to the letter. A halter gratis; nothing else, for God's sake! Here ’tis, most reverend doctor, here it is. On forfeit of my hands, my head, my heart; I leave him He shall do this, or else I do recant In Venice, the Duke opens Antonio's trial by saying that he pities Antonio because Shylock is an "inhuman wretch uncapable of pity" (4.1.3–4). Antonio is brought before the Duke and the magnificoes of Venice to stand trial for failing to pay off his obligation to Shylock. In Bellario’s place come Portia and Nerissa, disguised as a lawyer and his clerk. Beg that thou mayst have leave to hang thyself. This is no answer, thou unfeeling man, Three thousand ducats, due unto the Jew, Venice. You press me far, and therefore I will yield. Solanio and Salerio discuss the rumor that Antonio has lost yet a second ship. Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there. And pluck commiseration of his state Make no more offers, use no farther means. A pound of flesh, to be by him cut off Hath been most sound; I charge you by the law, And I, delivering you, am satisfied, No, not for Venice. SHYLOCK. ANTONIO. Than is thy strange apparent cruelty; To do a great right do a little wrong, We trifle time; I pray thee, pursue sentence. Come you from old Bellario? turn'd o'er many books together; he is furnished with my opinion The party 'gainst the which he doth contrive He is ready at the door; he comes, my lord. SHYLOCK. How shalt thou hope for mercy, rend’ring none? Give me my principal, and let me go. Come here to-day. And lawfully by this the Jew may claim What, man, courage yet! They do not deny it, but instead ask Shylock if he has heard about Antonio's losses. This letter from Bellario doth commend In sooth I … Were in six parts, and every part a ducat. My deeds upon my head! To know your answer, whether you'll admit him. I stand for judgment: answer; shall I have it? Which is as dear to me as life itself; Down therefore, and beg mercy of the Duke. Every offence is not a hate at first. Hath full relation to the penalty, And let the Christian go. Summary; Act 1 scene 1; Act 1 scene 2; Act 1 Scene 3; Act 2 Scene 1; Act 2 Scene 2; Act 2 Scene 3; Act 2 Scene 4; Act 2 Scene 5; Act 2 Scene 6; Act 2 Scene 7; More; Treasure Trove; History; More. SHYLOCK. I beseech you let his lack Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That in the course of justice, none of us. PORTIA. SHYLOCK. By my soul I swear In Venice, the Court convenes for Antonio’s trial. Be merciful. There is no force in the decrees of Venice. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. And whilst thou layest in thy unhallowed dam. So says the bond, doth it not, noble judge? If you deny it, let the danger light The words expressly are 'a pound of flesh': If she were by to hear you make the offer. Make room, and let him stand before our face. Shylockenters and complains that both Solanio and Salerio had something to do with his daughter's flight. A young and learned doctor to our court. So can I give no reason, nor I will not, More than a lodged hate and a certain loathing I bear Antonio, that I follow thus A losing suit against him. For more information, including classroom activities, readability data, and original sources, please visit https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/41/the-merchant-of-venice/605/merchant-of-venice-act-4-scene-1/. These be the Christian husbands. Thou wilt not only loose the forfeiture, And earthly power doth then show likest God's To quit the fine for one half of his goods; 'Nearest his heart': those are the very words. 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