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    Shylock insists that his daughter is his flesh and blood. When asked about Antonio's losses at sea, Shylock says this is another bad deal for him, as Antonio is now bankrupt and must hide from his creditors. Shylock wants the pound of flesh from Antonio that was agreed to in their bond, as revenge for how Antonio has insulted and cost him over the years due to his Jewish faith. He argues that as a Jew he has the same physical attributes as Christians and should be able to seek the same revenge if wronged. The Duke questions how Shylock can hope for mercy if he shows none in demanding the pound of flesh. Shylock responds that as the Christians keep slaves, he is

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    Shylock insists that his daughter is his flesh and blood. When asked about Antonio's losses at sea, Shylock says this is another bad deal for him, as Antonio is now bankrupt and must hide from his creditors. Shylock wants the pound of flesh from Antonio that was agreed to in their bond, as revenge for how Antonio has insulted and cost him over the years due to his Jewish faith. He argues that as a Jew he has the same physical attributes as Christians and should be able to seek the same revenge if wronged. The Duke questions how Shylock can hope for mercy if he shows none in demanding the pound of flesh. Shylock responds that as the Christians keep slaves, he is

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    Shylock insists that his daughter is his flesh and blood. When asked about Antonio's losses at sea, Shylock says this is another bad deal for him, as Antonio is now bankrupt and must hide from his creditors. Shylock wants the pound of flesh from Antonio that was agreed to in their bond, as revenge for how Antonio has insulted and cost him over the years due to his Jewish faith. He argues that as a Jew he has the same physical attributes as Christians and should be able to seek the same revenge if wronged. The Duke questions how Shylock can hope for mercy if he shows none in demanding the pound of flesh. Shylock responds that as the Christians keep slaves, he is

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    SHYLOCK

    I mean my daughter is my flesh and blood.


    SALARINO
    You two are totally different. Your flesh is more different from hers than coal is from ivory.
    There’s more difference between your bloods than between red wine and white. But tell
    us, did you hear anything about Antonio’s loss at sea?
    SHYLOCK
    That’s another bad deal I’ve made!—a bankrupt, a spendthrift, who now has to hide his
    head on the Rialto, a beggar who used to look so smug in front of the other merchants. Let
    him think about his own debt. He liked to call me a loan shark; let him think about his debt
    to me. He used to lend money as a favor between Christians; but now, let him think about
    his own debt.
    SALARINO
    But you won’t take his flesh if he can’t pay. What’s that good for?
    SHYLOCK:
    For fish bait! If it won’t even feed the fish, it will feed my revenge. He has insulted me and
    cost me a fortune, he has laughed at my losses, mocked my successes, disparaged my race,
    ruined my deals, turned my friends against me and increased the hatred towards me from
    my enemies – and why? Because I am a Jew. Doesn’t a Jew have eyes? Doesn’t a Jew have
    hands, organs, human figure, human senses, feelings and passions? Aren’t we fed by the
    same food, hurt with the same weapons, vulnerable to the same illnesses, cured with the
    same medicine, warmed and cooled by the elements in the same way a Christian person
    is? If you prick us with a needle, don’t we bleed? If you tickle us, don’t we laugh? If you
    poison us, don’t we die? And if you do wrong to us, should we not take revenge? If we are
    the same as you in every other way, we will be the same as you in vengeance. If a jew
    wrongs a Christian, what does he do? Take revenge. And if a Christian wrongs a Jew, what
    should he do by Christian example? It’s clear: Revenge. The evils Christians teach me I will
    do too – It shall be difficult but I will do even better than I’ve been taught.
    DUKE
    How can you ever hope for mercy for yourself, when you don’t give any now?
    SHYLOCK
    Why should I be afraid of your judgment when I haven’t done anything wrong? Many of
    you own slaves, which—like your donkeys and dogs and mules—you use to perform awful
    jobs just because you bought them. Should I say to you, “Set them free! Let them marry
    your children! Why are you making them work so hard? Let their beds be as soft as yours,
    and let them eat the same food as you”? No, you’d answer, “The slaves are ours.” And
    that’s just how I’m answering you. The pound of flesh that I want from him was very
    expensive. It’s mine and I’m going to get it. If you refuse me, the laws of Venice have no
    validity. I await justice. So answer me. Will I get it?
    TRADUZIONE
    SHYLOCK Voglio dire, mia figlia è la mia carne e il mio sangue.
    SALARINO Voi due siete totalmente diversi. La tua carne è più diversa dalla sua di quanto il
    carbone sia dall'avorio. C'è più differenza tra il sangue che tra vino rosso e bianco. Ma
    diteci, avete sentito qualcosa della perdita di Antonio in mare?
    SHYLOCK Questo è un altro cattivo affare che ho fatto! – un fallito, uno spendaccione, che
    ora deve nascondere la testa sul Rialto, un mendicante che sembrava così compiaciuto di
    fronte agli altri mercanti. Lascia che pensi al suo debito. Gli piaceva chiamarmi uno
    strozzino; lascia che pensi al suo debito nei mio confronti. Era solito prestare denaro come
    favore tra i cristiani; ma ora, lascia che pensi al suo debito.
    SALARINO Ma non prenderai la sua carne se non può pagare. A cosa serve?
    SHYLOCK: Per l'esca di pesce! Se non darà nemmeno da mangiare al pesce, alimenterà la
    mia vendetta. Mi ha insultato e mi è costato una fortuna, ha riso delle mie perdite, ha
    deriso i miei successi, ha denigrato la mia razza, rovinato i miei affari, trasformato i miei
    amici contro di me e aumentato l'odio verso di me dai miei nemici – e perché? Perché sono
    ebreo. Un ebreo non ha occhi? Un ebreo non ha mani, organi, figura umana, sensi umani,
    sentimenti e passioni? Non siamo nutriti con lo stesso cibo, feriti con le stesse armi,
    vulnerabili alle stesse malattie, curati con la stessa medicina, riscaldati e raffreddati dagli
    elementi nello stesso modo in cui lo è una persona cristiana? Se ci punzecchi con un ago,
    non sanguiniamo? Se ci fai il solletico, non ridiamo? Se ci avvelenate, non moriamo? E se ci
    fai del male, non dovremmo vendicarci? Se siamo uguali a te in ogni altro modo, saremo gli
    stessi di te nella vendetta. Se un ebreo fa un torto a un cristiano, cosa fa? Vendicarsi. E se
    un cristiano fa un torto a un ebreo, cosa dovrebbe fare con l'esempio cristiano? È chiaro:
    vendetta. I mali che i cristiani mi insegnano li farò anch'io – sarà difficile, ma farò anche
    meglio di quanto mi sia stato insegnato.

    DUCA Come puoi mai sperare in misericordia per te stesso, quando non ne dai ora?
    SHYLOCK Perché dovrei avere paura del tuo giudizio quando non ho fatto nulla di
    sbagliato? Molti di voi possiedono schiavi, che – come i vostri asini, cani e muli – usate per
    svolgere lavori orribili solo perché li avete comprati. Dovrei dirvi: "Liberateli! Lascia che
    sposino i tuoi figli! Perché li stai facendo lavorare così duramente? Lascia che i loro letti
    siano morbidi come i tuoi e lascia che mangino lo stesso cibo di te"? No, risponderesti: "Gli
    schiavi sono nostri". Ed è proprio così che ti sto rispondendo. La libbra di carne che voglio
    da lui era molto costosa. È mio e lo prenderò. Se mi rifiutate, le leggi di Venezia non hanno
    validità. Attendo giustizia. Quindi rispondimi. Lo prenderò?

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