SALANIO
That's certain, if the devil may be her judge. SHYLOCK
My own flesh and blood to rebel! SALANIO
Out upon it, old carrion! rebels it at these years? SHYLOCK
I say, my daughter is my flesh and blood. SALARINO
There is more difference between thy flesh and hers than between jet and ivory; more between your bloods than
there is between red wine and rhenish. But tell us, do you hear whether Antonio have had any loss at
sea or no? SHYLOCK
There I have another bad match: a bankrupt, a prodigal, who dare scarce show his head on the Rialto; a
beggar, that was used to come so smug upon the mart; let him look to his bond: he was wont to call me
usurer; let him look to his bond: he was wont to lend money for a Christian courtesy; let him look to his
bond. SALARINO
Why, I am sure, if he forfeit, thou wilt not take his flesh: what's that good for? SHYLOCK
To bait fish withal: if it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me, and hindered
me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains,
cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what's his reason? I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath
not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the
same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the
same winter and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not
laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you
in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a
Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villany
you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.
Enter a Servant Servant
Gentlemen, my master Antonio is at his house and desires to speak with you both. SALARINO
We have been up and down to seek him.
Enter TUBAL
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