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The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare.
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Where in the Bible would you find the reference to 7 pounds of flesh?
Seven pounds of flesh is not found in the Bible.
What is the Biblical quote for seven pounds?
Not sure about biblically but I do know it comes from the Merchant of Venice where a pound of flesh is demanded from those in debt. In 'Seven Pounds' seven lives were taken so seven pounds are owed, he must save seven lives.
What does 'a pound of flesh' mean?
There actually is no such phrase. People using it are confusing the phrase "a pound of flesh" from the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice with the title of the 2008 Will Smith movie "Seven Pounds" In the Shakespeare play the pound of flesh is the penalty for defaulting on a loan. You default on your mortgage and the bank gets your arm. The Will Smith movie is not about defaulting on a loan, but about making up for your mistakes. In the film Smith's character must help seven people to make up for the seven people he accidentally killed.
What is the meaning of the movie title 7pounds?
will smith saves 7 people and does 1 of them
Why the title seven pounds?
The title "7 pounds" is derived from the expression "pound of flesh" which in its original meaning refers to a terrible burden or debt which has to be repaid by whatever mean. Originated in Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice, 1596. In this case Will Smith's character feels that he has to pay a pound of flesh for each of the seven lifes lost in the car accident for which he felt that he caused. I could be wrong on this matter but I do believe that maximum amount of weight human organs could be donated is around 7 pound.
What does 7 pounds mean?
Seven Pounds could refer to A film,Weight or Money. 7 pounds (£7) in money is equilivent to 100p (100 pence) or 1.46USD. In weight 7 pounds (7lbs) is equilivent to 3.17514659kg kilograms.A film in which a man sets out to change the life of seven strangers.
Origin of pound of flesh?
Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' IV.i
Why is will smith's new movie named seven pound?
The reference to 'pounds' in Seven PoundsThe reference is from "Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare. A "pound of flesh" is required for penance for wrongdoing. Seven people were killed in the car wreck that he feels he is responsible for, thus he owes seven pounds of flesh.Also, the director, Gabriele Muccino, stated when asked why the movie is named "Seven Pounds" that the weight of the script weighed seven pounds.
What is the seven pounds in the movie Seven Pounds?
According to Will Smith it is a reference to the William Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice" in which one of the characters is required to give a pound of his own flesh to repay a debt. Ben Thomas, the lead character in the movie "Seven Pounds" negligently caused the death of seven people and is trying to repay this debt by rescuing seven people; giving up his own life and wealth in the process. One "pound" for each person.
What play did shakesphere write about 7 pounds of flesh?
He didn't. He did write a play in which the phrase "a pound of flesh" occurs, and is in fact important to the plot. This play is called The Merchant of Venice. In this play the merchant, Antonio, borrows money from a moneylender, Shylock, on the condition that if the loan is not paid in time, Shylock can cut a pound of flesh from Antonio's body. Antonio finds himself unable to pay, and Shylock (who hates Antonio) is about to kill him by taking his heart, when he is foiled by the legal argument that he cannot take anything more than exactly a pound of flesh. If he takes more and Antonio dies, it is murder. Certainly taking seven pounds would be out of bounds! But the number seven does not appear together with the pound of flesh anywhere in the play.
Merchant of Venice seven pounds of flesh?
The Merchant of Venice involves a debt of a pound of flesh. The recent movie 7 Pounds is a reference to The Merchant of Venice. There are 7 debts in total for the 7 people who were killed. So there is a figurative reference to The Merchant of Venice, 7 debts means 7 pounds of flesh is owed. There is also a literal reference that he donates 7 of his organs to 7 different people. Actually the there were not 7 organs the following was representative of the 7 pounds Lung Liver Kidney Bone Marrow His Beach House Heart Cornea's 7 People died in the auto accident he cased...debt paid!
What is the word origin of carnivores?
It comes from the Latin roots carnemeaning 'flesh' and voraremeaning 'to devour'.
