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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

Antonio
Most heartily I do beseech the court
To give the judgment.
Portia
Why then, thus it is:
You must prepare your bosom for his knife.
Shylock
O noble judge! O excellent young man!
Portia
For the intent and purpose of the law
Hath full relation to the penalty,
Which here appeareth due upon the bond.
Shylock
’Tis very true: O wise and upright judge!
How much more elder art thou than thy looks!
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