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Hows it going, Shylock? Whats the news among the merchants?

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SHYLOCK

You knewno one knew, no one knew as well as you didabout my daughters plans to run

away.

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SALARINO

Thats true. I even knew the tailor who made the disguise she wore when she ran off.

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SOLANIO

And Shylock knew his daughter was ready to run away. Its natural for children to leave their

parents.

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SHYLOCK

Shell be damned for it.

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SALARINO

Thats trueif the devils judging her.

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SHYLOCK

My own flesh and blood turned against me! A rebel!

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SOLANIO

No! Your

FLESH STILL REBELS

Solanio pretends to think

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SHYLOCK

I mean my daughter is my flesh and blood.

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SALARINO

You two are totally different. Your flesh is more different from hers than coal is from ivory.

Theres more difference between your bloods than between red wine and white. But tell us, did

you hear anything about Antonios loss at sea?

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SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

There I have another bad match!

Thats another bad deal Ive made!a

a bankrupt, a prodigal who dare

bankrupt, a spendthrift, who now has to

scarce show his head on the

hide his head on the Rialto, a beggar who

Rialto, a beggar that was used to

used to look so smug in front of the other

come so smug upon the mart. Let

merchants. Let him think about his own

him look to his bond. He was wont

debt. He liked to call me a loan shark; let

to call me usurer; let him look to

him think about his debt to me. He used to

his bond. He was wont to lend

lend money as a favor between Christians;

money for a Christian courtesy; let

but now, let him think about his own debt.

him look to his bond.


SALARINO

SALARINO

Why, I am sure, if he forfeit thou

But you wont take his flesh if he cant pay.

wilt not take his flesh.

Whats that good for?

Whats that good for?


SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

To bait fish withal. If it will feed

Ill use it for fish bait. You cant eat human

nothing else, it will feed my

flesh, but if it feeds nothing else, itll feed

revenge. He hath disgraced me

my revenge. Hes insulted me and cost me

and hindered me half a million,

half a million ducats. Hes laughed at my

laughed at my losses, mocked at

losses, made fun of my earnings,

my gains, scorned my nation,

humiliated my race, thwarted my deals,

thwarted my bargains, cooled my

turned my friends against me, riled up my

friends, heated mine enemies

enemiesand why? Because Im a Jew.

and whats his reason? I am a Jew.

Doesnt a Jew have eyes? Doesnt a Jew

Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a

have hands, bodily organs, a human

Jew hands, organs, dimensions,

shape, five senses, feelings, and passions?

senses, affections, passions? Fed

Doesnt a Jew eat the same food, get hurt

with the same food, hurt with the

with the same weapons, get sick with the

same weapons, subject to the

same diseases, get healed by the same

same diseases, healed by the

medicine, and warm up in summer and cool

same means, warmed and cooled

off in winter just like a Christian? If you

by the same winter and summer as

prick us with a pin, dont we bleed? If you

a Christian is? If you prick us, do

tickle us, dont we laugh? If you poison us,

we not bleed? If you tickle us, do

dont we die? And if you treat us badly,

we not laugh? If you poison us, do

wont we try to get revenge? If were like

we not die? And if you wrong us,

you in everything else, well resemble you

shall we not revenge? If we are like

in that respect. If a Jew offends a Christian,

you in the rest, we will resemble

whats the Christians kind and gentle

you in that. If a Jew wrong a

reaction? Revenge. If a Christian offends a

Christian, what is his humility?

Jew, what punishment will he come up with

Revenge. If a Christian wrong a

if he follows the Christian example? Of

Jew, what should his sufferance be

course, the same thingrevenge! Ill treat

by Christian example? Why,

you as badly as you Christians taught me

revenge. The villainy you teach me

toand youll be lucky if I dont outdo my

I will executeand it shall go hard

teachers.

but I will better the instruction.


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Enter a MAN from ANTONIO

One of ANTONIOs SERVANTS enters.

MAN

SERVANT

(to SOLANIO and SALARINO)

(to SOLANIO and SALARINO) My master

Gentlemen, my master Antonio is

Antonio is at his house and would like to speak to

at his house and desires to speak

you both.

with you both.

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SALARINO

SALARINO

We have been up and down to

Weve been looking for him everywhere.

seek him.
Enter TUBAL

TUBAL enters.

SOLANIO

SOLANIO

Here comes another of the tribe. A

Here comes another Jew. You couldnt find a third

third cannot be matched unless the

like these two unless the devil himself turned into

devil himself turn Jew.

a Jew.

Exeunt SOLANIO, SALARINO,

SOLANIO, SALARINO,

and MAN

and ANTONIOs SERVANTexit.

SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

How now, Tubal? What news from

Hello, Tubal. Any news from Genoa? Did you find

Genoa? Hast thou found my

my daughter?

daughter?

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TUBAL

TUBAL

I often came where I did hear of

I went to many places where I heard news about

her, but cannot find her.

her, but I couldnt find her.

SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

Why, there, there, there, there! A

Oh, oh, oh! One of the stolen diamonds cost me

diamond gone cost me two

two thousand ducats in Frankfurt! I never felt the

thousand ducats in Frankfurtthe

curse of the Jews until now. I never felt it until

curse never fell upon our nation till

nowtwo thousand ducats in that diamond, and

now! I never felt it till nowTwo

other precious, precious jewels! I wish my

thousand ducats in that, and other

daughter were dead at my feet wearing those

precious, precious jewels. I would

jewels! I wish she were in her coffin here, with the

my daughter were dead at my foot

ducats in her coffin! You couldnt find out anything

and the jewels in her ear! Would

about them? Why? I dont even know how much

she were hearsed at my foot and

Im spending to find them. Loss upon loss! The

the ducats in her coffin! No news of

thief left with so much, and Im spending so much

them? Why, so. And I know not

to hunt down the thiefand still Im not satisfied! I

whats spent in the search. Why

havent gotten my revenge. The only luck I have

thou, loss upon loss! The thief

is bad luck. Nobody suffers but me. Nobodys

gone with so much, and so much

crying except me.

to find the thiefand no


satisfaction, no revenge. Nor no ill
luck stirring but what lights o' my
shoulders, no sighs but o' my
breathing, no tears but o' my
shedding.
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TUBAL

TUBAL

Yes, other men

Well, other men have bad luck too.

have ill luck too.

Antonio, as I heard in Genoa

Antonio, as I
heard in
Genoa

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SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

What, what,

What, what, what? Bad luck, bad

what? Ill luck, ill

luck?

luck?
TUBAL

TUBAL

Hath an argosy

Hes had a ship wrecked coming

cast away coming

from Tripolis.

from Tripolis.
SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

I thank God, I

Thank God, thank God! Is it true, is it

thank God! Is t

true?

true, is t true?
TUBAL

TUBAL

I spoke with some

I spoke with some of the sailors who

of the sailors that

survived the wreck.

escaped the
wrack.
SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

I thank thee, good

Thank you, Tubal. Good news, good

Tubal. Good

news! Ha, ha, heard in Genoa.

news, good news!


Ha, ha, heard in
Genoa.
TUBAL

TUBAL

Your daughter

I also heard that your daughter spent

spent in Genoa,

eighty ducats in Genoa one night.

as I heard, in one
night fourscore
ducats.
SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

Thou stickest a

Oh, youre sticking a dagger in me!

dagger in me. I

Ill never see my gold again. Eighty

shall never see

ducats in one shot! Eighty ducats!

my gold again.
Fourscore ducats
at a sitting!
Fourscore ducats!

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TUBAL

TUBAL

There came

I came to Venice with a number of

divers of

Antonios creditors who say he wont

Antonios

be able to avoid going bankrupt.

creditors in my
company to
Venice that swear
he cannot choose
but break.
SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

I am very glad of

Im very glad about that. Ill hound

it. Ill plague him.

him. Ill torture him. Im very glad.

Ill torture him. I


am glad of it.
TUBAL

TUBAL

One of them

One creditor showed me a ring he

showed me a ring

got from your daughter in exchange

that he had of

for a monkey.

your daughter for


a monkey.
SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

Out upon her!

Damn her! Youre torturing me,

Thou torturest

Tubal. That was my turquoise ring!

me, Tubal. It was

Leah gave it to me before we were

my turquoise. I

married. I wouldnt have given it

had it of Leah

away for a whole jungle of monkeys.

when I was a
bachelor. I would
not have given it
for a wilderness
of monkeys.

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TUBAL

TUBAL

But Antonio is certainly undone.

But Antonios certainly ruined.

SHYLOCK

SHYLOCK

Nay, thats true, thats very true. Go,

Thats true, thats very true. Tubal,

Tubal, fee me an officer. Bespeak

go find me a police officer to

him a fortnight before.I will have

arrest Antonio. Get him ready two

the heart of him if he forfeit, for were

weeks ahead of time.Ill take

he out of Venice I can make what

Antonios heart if he cant pay.

merchandise I will.Go, go, Tubal,

With him out of Venice, I can

and meet me at our synagogue. Go,

make whatever bargains I want

good Tubal. At our synagogue,

when I lend money.Go, Tubal.

Tubal.

Meet me at the synagogue.


Exeunt severally

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Enter NERISSA and a servitor

NERISSA and a servant


enter.

NERISSA

NERISSA

Quick, quick, I pray thee. Draw the

Hurry, hurry, close the curtain

curtain straight.

quick. The prince of Arragon

The Prince of Arragon hath ta'en his oath

has taken his oath, and hes

And comes to his election presently.

coming to make his choice


now.

Flourish cornets Enter the Prince

Trumpets play. The Prince

of ARRAGON, his train, and PORTIA

of ARRAGON, his
entourage,
and PORTIA enter.

PORTIA

PORTIA

Behold, there stand the caskets, noble

Look, here are the boxes,

Prince.

prince. If you choose the one

If you choose that wherein I am

that contains my picture,

contained,

well be married right away.

Straight shall our nuptial rites be

But if you fail, you have to

solemnized.

leave immediately. No pleas

But if you fail, without more speech, my

will be allowed.

lord,
You must be gone from hence
immediately.

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ARRAGON

ARRAGON

I am enjoined by oath to observe three

I swore Id do three things.

things:

First, I can never tell anyone

First, never to unfold to any one

what box I choose. Second,

Which casket twas I chose; next, if I fail

if I choose the wrong box, Ill

Of the right casket, never in my life

never propose marriage for

To woo a maid in way of marriage; lastly,

the rest of my life. Third, if I

If I do fail in fortune of my choice,

pick the wrong box, Ill leave

Immediately to leave you and be gone.

immediately.

PORTIA

PORTIA

To these injunctions every one doth

Everyone who comes to

swear

gamble on winning me has to

That comes to hazard for my worthless

swear to these three rules.

self.

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ARRAGON

ARRAGON

And so have I addressed me. Fortune

Okay, Im ready. I hope luck

now

will give me what my heart

To my hearts hope! Gold, silver, and

hopes for! Gold, silver, and

base lead.

common lead. He who

Who chooseth me must give and hazard

chooses me must give and

all he hath.

risk all he has. Youd have to

You shall look fairer ere I give or hazard.

be more attractive for me to

What says the golden chest? Ha, let me

give or risk anything for you.

see.

What does the golden box

Who chooseth me shall gain what many

say? Hmm, let me see:

men desire.

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ARRAGON

ARRAGON

Whats here? The portrait of a blinking

Whats this? A picture

idiot

of an idiot holding a

Presenting me a schedule! I will read it.

scroll up for me to

read! Ill read it.It

How much unlike art thou to Portia!

looks so unlike Portia!

How much unlike my hopes and my

This outcome isnt

deservings!

what I hoped for, or

Who chooseth me shall have as much

what I deserve. The

as he deserves!

one who chooses me

Did I deserve no more than a fools

will get what he

head?

deserves! Didnt I

Is that my prize? Are my deserts no

deserve anything more

better?

than a fools head? Is


this my prize? Dont I
deserve more than
this?

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PORTIA

PORTIA

To offend and judge are distinct offices

Judging what you

And of opposd natures.

deserve is one thing.


Offending you is
something very
different, so Ill keep
my mouth shut.

ARRAGON

ARRAGON

What is here?

What does this say?

(reads)

(he reads)

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The fire seven times tried this,

This box was tested in

Seven times tried that judgment is,

the fire seven times.

That did never choose amiss.

The person who never

Some there be that shadows kiss.

makes a wrong choice

Such have but a shadows bliss.

Has wisdom that will

There be fools alive, iwis,

stand the test.

Silvered o'erand so was this.

Some people kiss

Take what wife you will to bed,

shadows.

I will ever be your head.

They only feel the

So be gone. You are sped.

shadow of joy.

Still more fool I shall appear

There are fools out

By the time I linger here.

there

With one fools head I came to woo,

With silver hair and

But I go away with two.

silver coins.

Sweet, adieu. Ill keep my oath

This choice was as

Patiently to bear my wroth.

foolish as they are.


Take whatever wife
you want to bed with
you,
Youll have a fools
head forever.
So go away. Youre
done here.
The longer I stay, the
more foolish I look. I
came here with a fools
head on my shoulders
and now Im leaving
with two.Goodbye,
sweet lady. Ill keep my
oath and patiently
suffer through my
anger.

Exeunt ARRAGON and his train

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PORTIA

PORTIA

Thus hath the candle singed the moth.

These men are like moths, drawn to

O these deliberate fools! When they do

these boxes as if they were flames.

choose,

This is how the candle burned the

They have the wisdom by their wit to lose.

moth. Oh, these fools! When they


choose, they only know how to lose.

NERISSA

NERISSA

The ancient saying is no heresy.

You know what they say. Destiny

Hanging and wiving goes by destiny.

chooses when youll die and who


youll marry.

PORTIA

PORTIA

Come, draw the curtain, Nerissa.

Come on, close the curtain, Nerissa.

Enter MESSENGER

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A MESSENGER enters.

messenger

MESSENGER

Where is my lady?

Wheres lady Portia?

PORTIA

PORTIA

Here. What would my lord?

Here. How can I help you, sir?

MESSENGER

MESSENGER

Madam, there is alighted at your gate

Madam, a young Venetian man has

A young Venetian, one that comes before

arrived to tell us his master is about

To signify th' approaching of his lord,

to arrive. This lord has sent gifts.

From whom he bringeth sensible regreets,

Besides his nice polite greetings, his

To witbesides commends and courteous

gifts are expensive. I havent seen

breath

such a promising candidate for your

Gifts of rich value. Yet I have not seen

love. This servant has arrived before

So likely an ambassador of love.

his master the way a sweet spring

A day in April never came so sweet

day hints about a lush summer. But

To show how costly summer was at hand,

theres never been an April day as

As this forespurrer comes before his lord.

promising as this.

PORTIA

PORTIA

No more, I pray thee. I am half afeard

Please dont tell me any more. Im

Thou wilt say anon he is some kin to thee,

almost afraid youre going to tell me

Thou spendst such high-day wit in praising

hes a relative of yours, because

him.

youre going so crazy praising him.

Come, come, Nerissa, for I long to see

Come on, Nerissa, I want to go see

Quick Cupids post that comes so

this man whos come so courteously.

mannerly.
NERISSA

NERISSA

Bassanio, Lord Love, if thy will it be!

I hope its Bassanio coming to win


Portia!
Exeunt

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