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The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare

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Act 3, Scene 1, Page 5

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TUBAL
Yes, other men have ill luck too. Antonio, as I heard in
Genoa—
TUBAL
Well, other men have bad luck too. Antonio, as I heard in Genoa—

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SHYLOCK
What, what, what? Ill luck, ill luck?
SHYLOCK
What, what, what? Bad luck, bad luck?

TUBAL
Hath an argosy cast away coming from Tripolis.
TUBAL
He’s had a ship wrecked coming from Tripolis.

SHYLOCK
I thank God, I thank God! Is ’t true, is ’t true?
SHYLOCK
Thank God, thank God! Is it true, is it true?

TUBAL
I spoke with some of the sailors that escaped the wrack.
TUBAL
I spoke with some of the sailors who survived the wreck.

SHYLOCK
I thank thee, good Tubal. Good news, good news! Ha, ha, heard in Genoa.
SHYLOCK
Thank you, Tubal. Good news, good news! Ha, ha, heard in Genoa.

TUBAL
Your daughter spent in Genoa, as I heard, in one night fourscore ducats.
TUBAL
I also heard that your daughter spent eighty ducats in Genoa one night.

SHYLOCK
Thou stickest a dagger in me. I shall never see my gold again. Fourscore ducats at a sitting! Fourscore ducats!
SHYLOCK
Oh, you’re sticking a dagger in me! I’ll never see my gold again. Eighty ducats in one shot! Eighty ducats!

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TUBAL
There came divers of Antonio’s creditors in my company to Venice that swear he cannot choose but break.
TUBAL
I came to Venice with a number of Antonio’s creditors who say he won’t be able to avoid going bankrupt.

SHYLOCK
I am very glad of it. I’ll plague him. I’ll torture him. I am glad of it.
SHYLOCK
I’m very glad about that. I’ll hound him. I’ll torture him. I’m very glad.

TUBAL
One of them showed me a ring that he had of your daughter for a monkey.
TUBAL
One creditor showed me a ring he got from your daughter in exchange for a monkey.

SHYLOCK
Out upon her! Thou torturest me, Tubal. It was my turquoise. I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys.
SHYLOCK
Damn her! You’re torturing me, Tubal. That was my turquoise ring! Leah gave it to me before we were married. I wouldn’t have given it away for a whole jungle of monkeys.

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