The Merchant of Venice


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Your daughter spent in Genoa, as I heard, in one  
night fourscore ducats.  
SHYLOCK  
Thou stickest a dagger in me: I shall never see my  
gold again: fourscore ducats at a sitting!  
fourscore ducats!  
TUBAL  
There came divers of Antonio's creditors in my  
company to Venice, that swear he cannot choose but break.  
SHYLOCK  
I am very glad of it: I'll plague him; I'll torture  
him: I am glad of it.  
TUBAL  
One of them showed me a ring that he had of your  
daughter for a monkey.  
SHYLOCK  
Out upon her! Thou torturest me, Tubal: it was my  
turquoise; I had it of Leah when I was a bachelor:  
I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys.  
TUBAL  
But Antonio is certainly undone.  
SHYLOCK  
Nay, that's true, that's very true. Go, Tubal, fee  
me an officer; bespeak him a fortnight before. I  
will have the heart of him, if he forfeit; for, were  
he out of Venice, I can make what merchandise I  
will. Go, go, Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue;  
go, good Tubal; at our synagogue, Tubal.  
Exeunt  
SCENE II. Belmont. A room in PORTIA'S house.  
Enter BASSANIO, PORTIA, GRATIANO, NERISSA, and Attendants  
PORTIA  
I pray you, tarry: pause a day or two  
Before you hazard; for, in choosing wrong,  
I lose your company: therefore forbear awhile.  
There's something tells me, but it is not love,  
I would not lose you; and you know yourself,  
Hate counsels not in such a quality.  
But lest you should not understand me well,--  
And yet a maiden hath no tongue but thought,--  
I would detain you here some month or two  
Before you venture for me. I could teach you  
How to choose right, but I am then forsworn;  
So will I never be: so may you miss me;  
But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin,  
That I had been forsworn. Beshrew your eyes,  


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