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Shakespeare plays SHYLOCK, a money-lender


Illustration: Shakespeare plays Shylock dressed as an Elizabethan money-lender.  He looks irate, shaking his fist at Antonio who stands impassively before him in chains Thumbnail: Shakespeare on stage.  Use as a link to the full-size illustration

Shylock is on his way to court to claim a pound of Antonio's flesh as payment of a debt. When he meets Antonio in the street, he makes his position very clear.
The Merchant of Venice
Act 3 Scene 3


What the Duke of Venice said about Shylock:

"A stony adversary, an inhuman wretch uncapable of pity, void and empty from any trace of mercy."

Merchant of Venice
Act 4 Scene 1

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