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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Lippman, Laura
Affiliation: Department Of English, Harvard University

The Merchant Of Venice: Act 4

Act Four, Scene One

The scene is the court in Venice, where the Duke is presiding over the
case of Shylock's claim to his pound of flesh. Antonio, Bassanio, Gratiano,
and other Venetian noblemen are already present. The Duke expresses his pity
for Antonio, whose adversary he declares is "an inhuman wretch, / Uncapable of
pity, void and empty / From any dram of mercy." Antonio replies that he knows
that the Duke has done his utmost to ...

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