Merchant of Venice, The

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMerchant of Venice, TheThe Merchant of VeniceˌMerchant of ˈVenice, The a play by William Shakespeare about a man called Antonio who borrows money from the moneylender Shylock. When Antonio cannot pay back the money, Shylock demands the right to cut out a ‘pound of flesh’ from Antonio’s body. A famous speech from the play, made by the main female character, Portia, begins with the words, ‘The quality of mercy is not strained’, by which Portia tells Shylock that he cannot be forced to show mercy (=forgiveness), but that this would be a morally good thing to do.

单词	Merchant of Venice, The
释义	Merchant of Venice, The From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMerchant of Venice, TheThe Merchant of VeniceˌMerchant of ˈVenice, The a play by William Shakespeare about a man called Antonio who borrows money from the moneylender Shylock. When Antonio cannot pay back the money, Shylock demands the right to cut out a ‘pound of flesh’ from Antonio’s body. A famous speech from the play, made by the main female character, Portia, begins with the words, ‘The quality of mercy is not strained’, by which Portia tells Shylock that he cannot be forced to show mercy (=forgiveness), but that this would be a morally good thing to do.
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