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Which play of Shakespeare's has a moneylender in one of his key roles?
The Merchant of Venice- Shylock and Antonio are both moneylenders, one is an usurer (Shylock) and the other is not, but ends up defaulting on his debt, for which Shylock wants a pound of his flesh.
What is the name of the moneylender who wants a pound of flesh from antonio if his debt cant be paid?
Shylock is the name of the money lender
What was the trial all about in merchant of Venice?
Antonio had not paid back the loan to Shylock on time, so Shylock was applying to the court for an order saying that Shylock was legally entitled to take a pound of Antonio's flesh as their agreement stated.
How is the bond made in The Merchant of Venice?
shylock goes to a notary to get the bond ceritifies. 3000 ducats for three months or one pound of antonio's flesh fromw hatever part of his body shylock desires.
Is there a biblical reference to a pound of flesh?
In the play The Merchant of Venice, Antonio, the merchant of the title, borrows money to help his impecunious friend Bassanio go to Belmont and woo a wealthy woman, Portia. He borrows this money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Antonio and his friends are anti-Semitic racists and have been treating Shylock and (presumably) the other Jews badly. Nevertheless, Shylock agrees to lend the money, and does not even ask for interest, but says that as a kind of joke, the contract will state that if Antonio does not pay within the time stated, Shylock can take a pound of flesh from whatever part of Antonio's body he wants. Antonio thinks it's practically impossible that he will be unable to pay so he signs the contract. Unfortunately for Antonio he has a string of bad business losses and is unable to pay on the due date. Shylock decides that this is his chance to get back at Antonio for all the wrongs that have been done to him by all the Christians. He goes to court to enforce the bond. In court, Shylock is offered many times the amount of the loan (Bassanio has married Portia and they have money now) but he refuses. (This shows that Shylock is not greedy, as some people say, but rather vengeful) Fortunately for Antonio and unfortunately for Shylock, Portia disguises herself as a lawyer, finds a loophole in the contract and defeats Shylock's suit. She turns the tables on him, so that Shylock is deprived of his wealth and ability to make a living and his right to practise his religion. "A pound of flesh" therefore means a particularly heavy or onerous clause in a contract.
What does shylock insist upon in merchant of Venice?
Shylock insists upon a pound of flesh.
How is Shylock's attempt at revenge thwarted in the trial scene in The Merchant of Venice?
Portia, disguised as a lawyer, shows up and argues that there is a loophole in the contract. Shylock can take a pound of Antonio's flesh, but not any of his blood. Since Shylock cannot figure out how to get his pound of flesh without shedding blood, he cannot legally kill Antonio.
Which play of Shakespeare's has a moneylender in one of his key roles?
The Merchant of Venice- Shylock and Antonio are both moneylenders, one is an usurer (Shylock) and the other is not, but ends up defaulting on his debt, for which Shylock wants a pound of his flesh.
What is the name of the moneylender who wants a pound of flesh from antonio if his debt cant be paid?
Shylock is the name of the money lender
What was the trial all about in merchant of Venice?
Antonio had not paid back the loan to Shylock on time, so Shylock was applying to the court for an order saying that Shylock was legally entitled to take a pound of Antonio's flesh as their agreement stated.
What has the author Leah Woods Wilkins written?
Leah Woods Wilkins has written: 'Shylock's pound of flesh and Laban's sheep'
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.
How is the bond made in The Merchant of Venice?
shylock goes to a notary to get the bond ceritifies. 3000 ducats for three months or one pound of antonio's flesh fromw hatever part of his body shylock desires.
Is there a biblical reference to a pound of flesh?
In the play The Merchant of Venice, Antonio, the merchant of the title, borrows money to help his impecunious friend Bassanio go to Belmont and woo a wealthy woman, Portia. He borrows this money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Antonio and his friends are anti-Semitic racists and have been treating Shylock and (presumably) the other Jews badly. Nevertheless, Shylock agrees to lend the money, and does not even ask for interest, but says that as a kind of joke, the contract will state that if Antonio does not pay within the time stated, Shylock can take a pound of flesh from whatever part of Antonio's body he wants. Antonio thinks it's practically impossible that he will be unable to pay so he signs the contract. Unfortunately for Antonio he has a string of bad business losses and is unable to pay on the due date. Shylock decides that this is his chance to get back at Antonio for all the wrongs that have been done to him by all the Christians. He goes to court to enforce the bond. In court, Shylock is offered many times the amount of the loan (Bassanio has married Portia and they have money now) but he refuses. (This shows that Shylock is not greedy, as some people say, but rather vengeful) Fortunately for Antonio and unfortunately for Shylock, Portia disguises herself as a lawyer, finds a loophole in the contract and defeats Shylock's suit. She turns the tables on him, so that Shylock is deprived of his wealth and ability to make a living and his right to practise his religion. "A pound of flesh" therefore means a particularly heavy or onerous clause in a contract.
Describe the bond story in the play The Merchant of Venice?
Antonio borrows some money from Shylock the moneylender and promises that if it is not repaid on time, Shylock can have a pound of flesh from anywhere on Antonio's body. They have this written up and notarized in the form of a bond.
Which act and scene is it when shylock asks for a pound of flesh?
He proposes this penalty when Antonio is negotiating the loan from him, in Act 1 Scene 3, around line 148.
Was the law of Venice good or shakespeare made mockery of it in The Merchant of Venice?
The law of Venice was not good because they are not showing any mercy towards the culprit and so they permit Shylock to a pound of flesh from Antonio's body.And i think its quite merciless to take a pound of flesh.
