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The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare

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Act 4, Scene 1

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Enter the DUKE, the magnificoes, ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO, SALERIO, and others
The DUKE , the magnificoes, ANTONIO, BASSANIO, GRATIANO, SALERIO, and attendants all enter.

DUKE
What, is Antonio here?
 DUKE
Is Antonio here?

ANTONIO
Ready, so please your grace.
 ANTONIO
Yes, sir, I’m here.



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 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.
 DUKE
I feel sorry for you. You’ve come to face a ruthless enemy, an inhuman wretch incapable of pity, without any feelings of mercy.





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 ANTONIO
    I have heard
Your grace hath ta'en great pains to qualify
His rigorous course. But since he stands obdurate
And that no lawful means can carry me
Out of his envy’s reach, I do oppose
My patience to his fury, and am armed
To suffer with a quietness of spirit
The very tyranny and rage of his.
 ANTONIO
They tell me you’ve done everything you can to talk him out of what he’s doing. But since he remains stubborn, and there’s no legal way to protect me from his malice, I’ll just have to take what he’ll give me. I’m ready to suffer peacefully whatever he does to me in his cruelty and anger.

DUKE
Go, one, and call the Jew into the court.
 DUKE
One of you go call the Jew into court here.

15		 SALERIO
He is ready at the door. He comes, my lord.
 SALERIO
He’s standing ready outside the door. Here he comes, my lord.
Enter SHYLOCK
SHYLOCK enters.
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