US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -In this scene Antonio and Shylock come face to face in a court room in Venice. Antonio has failed to pay back the money on time, and according to the terms of their agreement, Shylock is now entitled to take a pound of Antonio’s flesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Context : These lines occur in Act IV, Scene I, of The Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare. In this famous Trial Scene, we find the Duke requesting the Jew not to be barbarious in accepting only the flesh and nothing else. Explanation : The Duke pleads with Shylock to pacify his anger and cruelty.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The quality of mercy” is a speech given by Portia in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (Act 4, Scene 1). In the speech, Portia, disguised as a lawyer, begs Shylock to show mercy to Antonio. The speech extols the power of mercy, “an attribute to God Himself.” The quality of mercy is not strain’d.

Detailed explanation-4: -In court at Venice, Shylock demands that the terms of his bond be fulfilled. Portia enters as a doctor of laws, with a letter of introduction from Dr. Bellario. She saves Antonio by determining that the bond allows Shylock no more than a pound of Antonio’s flesh and not a drop of his blood.