Date:1600
Description:‘The quality of mercy’ at Shylock’s trial, in Shakespeare's play. Antonio’s trial when his forfeit bond is due to be answered contains one of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches as Portia, in her disguise as a lawyer, asks for mercy from the Jewish moneylender, Shylock. See: The Merchant of Venice, 4,1, lines 181-202. Full title: William Shakespeare, The excellent history of the Merchant of Venice, with the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Jew, Written by William Shakespeare. [London], printed by J. Roberts, 1600. [i.e. William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier, 1619].
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