THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Act 3 Scene 3

(Enter Shylock the Jew, Solanio, Antonio, and the jailer)
l1l	Shylock	 Jailer, look to him. Tell not me of mercy.
l2l		This is the fool that lent out money gratis.
l3l		Jailer, look to him.
	Antonio	Hear me yet, good Shylock.
l4l	Shylock	I’ll have my bond. Speak not against my bond.
l5l		I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond.
l6l		Thou called’st me dog before thou hadst a cause,
l7l		But since I am a dog, beware my fangs.
l8l		The Duke shall grant me justice. I do wonder,
l9l		Thou naughty jailer, that thou art so fond
l10l		To come abroad with him at his request.
l11l	Antonio	I pray thee hear me speak.
l12l	Shylock	I’ll have my bond. I will not hear thee speak.
l13l		I’ll have my bond, and therefore speak no more.
l14l		I’ll not be made a soft and dull-eyed fool
l15l		To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield
l16l		To Christian intercessors. Follow not.
l17l		I’ll have no speaking. I will have my bond.
		(Exit)
l18l	Solanio	 It is the most impenetrable cur
l19l		That ever kept with men.
	Antonio	Let him alone.
l20l		I’ll follow him no more with bootless prayers.
l21l		He seeks my life. His reason well I know:
l22l		I oft delivered from his forfeitures
l23l		Many that have at times made moan to me.
l24l		Therefore he hates me.
	Solanio	I am sure the Duke
l25l		Will never grant this forfeiture to hold.
l26l	Antonio	The Duke cannot deny the course of law,
l27l		For the commodity that strangers have
l28l		With us in Venice, if it be denied,
l29l		Will much impeach the justice of the state,
l30l		Since that the trade and profit of the city
l31l		Consisteth of all nations. Therefore go.
l32l		These griefs and losses have so bated me
l33l		That I shall hardly spare a pound of flesh
l34l		Tomorrow to my bloody creditor.
l35l		Well, jailer, on. Pray God Bassanio come
l36l		To see me pay his debt, and then I care not.
		(Exeunt)