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SCENE I. Venice. A court of justice. Enter the DUKE, the Magnificoes, ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO, SALERIO, and others DUKE What, is Antonio here? ANTONIO Ready, so please your grace. DUKE I am sorry for thee: thou art come to answer A stony adversary, an inhuman wretch uncapable of pity, void and empty From any dram of mercy. ANTONIO I have heard Your grace hath taen great pains to qualify His rigorous course; but since he stands obdurate And that no lawful means can carry me Out of his envys reach, I do oppose My patience to his fury, and am armd To suffer, with a quietness of spirit, The very tyranny and rage of his. DUKE Go one, and call the Jew into the court. SALERIO He is ready at the door: he comes, my lord. Enter SHYLOCK DUKE Make room, and let him stand before our face. Shylock, the world thinks, and I think so too, That thou but leadst this fashion of thy malice To the last hour of act; and then tis thought Thoult show thy mercy and remorse more strange Than is thy strange apparent cruelty; And where thou now exactst the penalty, Which is a pound of this poor merchants flesh, Thou wilt not only loose the forfeiture, But, touchd with human gentleness and love, Forgive a moiety of the principal; Glancing an eye of pity on his losses, That have of late so huddled on his back, Enow to press a royal merchant down And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint, From stubborn Turks and Tartars, never traind To offices of tender courtesy. We all expect a gentle answer, Jew. SHYLOCK I have possessd your grace of what I purpose; And by our holy Sabbath have I sworn To have the due and forfeit of my bond: If you deny it, let the danger light Upon your charter and your citys freedom. Youll ask me, why I rather choose to have A weight of carrion flesh than to receive Three thousand ducats: Ill not answer that: But, say, it is my humour: is it answerd? What if my house be troubled with a rat And I be pleased to give ten thous