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To help his friend Bassanio woo the beautiful Portia, the Venetian merchant Antonio borrows a large sum from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender.

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Act IV

Bassanio
This is no answer, thou unfeeling man,
To excuse the current of thy cruelty.
Shylock
I am not bound to please thee with my answers.
Bassanio
Do all men kill the things they do not love?
Shylock
Hates any man the thing he would not kill?
Bassanio
Every offence is not a hate at first.
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