Venice. A street. Enter SHYLOCK, SALARINO, ANTONIO, and Gaoler SHYLOCK Gaoler, look to him: tell not me of mercy;This is the fool that lent out money gratis:
Gaoler, look to him. ANTONIO Hear me yet, good Shylock. SHYLOCK I'll have my bond; speak not against my bond:
I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond.
Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause;But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs:
The duke shall grant me justice. I do wonder, Thou naughty gaoler, that thou art so fond To come abroad with him at his request. ANTONIO I pray thee, hear me speak. SHYLOCK I'll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak:
I'll have my bond; and therefore speak no more.
I'll not be made a soft and dull-eyed fool, To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yield To Christian intercessors. Follow not;I'll have no speaking: I will have my bond.
Exit SALARINO It is the most impenetrable cur That ever kept with men. ANTONIO Let him alone:
I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers.
He seeks my life; his reason well I know:
I oft deliver'd from his forfeitures Many that have at times made moan to me;Therefore he hates me. SALARINO I am sure the duke Will never grant this forfeiture to hold. ANTONIO The duke cannot deny the course of law:
For the commodity that strangers have With us in Venice, if it be denied, Will much impeach the justice of his state;Since that the trade and profit of the city Consisteth of all nations. Therefore, go:
These griefs and losses have so bated me, That I shall hardly spare a pound of flesh To-morrow to my bloody creditor.
Well, gaoler, on. Pray God, Bassanio come To see me pay his debt, and then I care not!
