Points against and in favour for the way the trial was handled in the Merchant of Venice
The trial scene in the Merchant of Venice is the climax of the play as Shylock has taken Antonio to court, as he has not paid back the money he borrowed. Shylock wants the pound of flesh that is the forfeit of the bond concerning the money Antonio borrowed from him. Shylock’s main motivation for wanting this forfeit is as his daughter has stolen his money and run away, he is taking out his spite on Antonio and this blinds him as he does not watch what he is getting into during this sceneFrom the point where Shylock enters the courtroom everyone opposing him is appealing for mercy for Antonio and this is what the scene demonstrates, a need for mercy. Portia says shortly after she has entered the scene ‘Then the Jew must be merciful’ she is not saying that this is what the law says he must be, but that he should do this because it is the only thing he can do morally. The mercy theme runs all the way through the scene and many opportunities were offered by the Duke, Bassanio and Portia for Shylock to take the moral course of action, but he constantly refuses saying he should get what he deserves not by moral justice but by the law. Shylock does have the right to the forfeit of his bond and it is Antonio’s fault that he is
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Portia Shylock, Venice Antonio, Shylock Antonio, Shylock Antonios, Bassanio Christian, forfeit bond, Merchant Venice, course action, letter law, , portia shylock, Jew Shylock, blinded spite, scene shylock, pound flesh, knowledge law, moral justice, mercy antonio,
Approximate Word count = 868
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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