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"The Quality of Mercy"
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"The Quality of Mercy"

From Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Portia, disguised as a lawyer in the court of Venice, declares that the bond between the money-lender Shylock and the merchant Antonio is in good legal order, and that therefore he may cut, according to that bond, a pound of flesh from the merchant’s body wherever he may please. Well, it pleases Shylock to cut it nearest to Antonio’s heart, because he …

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