Portia refuses this and says that he must have the pound of flesh or nothing else. Presenter: Hello and welcome to The Big Scene. We’re at rehearsals for The Merchant of Venice, Act 4 ...

The terms of the loan are that should it default, Antonio would owe Shylock a "pound of flesh." Shylock's daughter then elopes with a one of Antonio's friends, who also belongs to a virulently ...

As long as we’re on the subject, I want to take a look at a famous speech from Merchant of Venice, the speech where ... that he must not take Antonio’s flesh; rather, they are startled that ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount ... he might receive one pound of his flesh instead, at his choice. When Shylock's daughter Jessica runs away home with all his ...