Unit: 14; Lesson 11: The Trial
When Bassanio reached Venice, Antonio was already in the court of justice. They were waiting for the trial to begin.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
The Duke entered the courtroom, took his seat and the trial began. The Duke requested Shylock to be merciful and not to claim his pound of flesh.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
But Shylock would not listen to him. Bassanio offered him twice the amount of money that Shylock lent Antonio but Shylock did not accept it.
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
He said, â I claim my pound of flesh. The law is on my side. Antonio must pay the penalty written in the bond.â
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤â
The Duke was extremely sorry that he could do nothing g to help Antonio. The law was on Shylockâs side and the law must be abided.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
The Duke feared that though the wisest lawyer in Venice was coming to speak in defense of Antonio, even he would not be able to save the merchant.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Soon a young clerk entered the courtroom with a letter from the wise lawyer. The lawyer was ill and would not be able to come to the court.
āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
He requested the Duke to let his young friend, Doctor Balthazar, defend Antonio. The Duke gave his permission, and Doctor Balthazar entered the courtroom.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§, āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
He looked very young, and the Duke doubted if the wisdom of the young lawyer could save Antonio. This young lawyer was no other than Portia in disguise and the young clerk was her friend, who was also in disguise.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Portia begged Shylock to be merciful and told him how God bestows mercy to those who are merciful themselves.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
â Mercyâ Portia said, â brings a blessing to him who shows it and to him who receives it. All of us pray to God for mercy. But God will only have mercy on us if we have mercy on others.â
“āĻ°āĻšāĻŽāĻ¤” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, “āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ°āĻšāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤â
Shylock paid no heed to Portia. All he wanted was his pound of flesh. Portia asked, â Canât Antonio pay the debt?â
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛, “āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž?”
Bassanio cried, â Yes, he can pay it, and even more. âĻ Even I can pay ten times the sum my friend borrowed from Shylock.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§, “āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ âĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻļāĻā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
â Wonât you take the money, Shylock?â Portia asked. â No, I demand the lawful penalty. Give me my pound of flesh.â â Let me see the bond Shylockâ, said Portia.
“āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ?” āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤ âāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤” “āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ”, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤
Shylock handed the bond to her. She read it with great attention and then said, â You are right Shylock.
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, âāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĨ¤
The law is on your side. You can claim the flesh. But I would request you one more time to accept the sum Bassanio is offering you, and let me tear up the bond.â
āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨. āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻŦ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤â
But Shylock would not give up his claim. Portia then turned towards Antonio and said, â Get ready Antonio for Shylock to cut his pound of flesh. The law gives it to him.â
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛, âāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤â
Shylock was filled with joy on hearing what Portia said. He began to praise Portia in disguise, for her wisdom and righteousness.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
He cried out, âOh noble judge! Oh excellent young man, you are a second Daniel, who has come to this earth.â
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, âāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ! āĻāĻš āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĄā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
Portia urged Shylock to cut the pound of flesh he demanded. Delighted, Shylock walked towards Antonio with a knife in hand.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
He told Antonio to uncover his chest. But as he was about to cut Antonioâs flesh, Portia stopped him.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
She cried out, â Wait Shylock! Never forget – there is no mention of blood in the bond.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛, âāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ! āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž- āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
Therefore, you cannot shed a single drop of blood while you cut your pound of flesh; or else you pay the penalty.
āĻ āĻ¤āĻāĻŦ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž; āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
And the penalty is, the state will take your property from you. You lose everything that you have now, Shylock.â
āĻāĻ° āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ā§, āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§, āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĨ¤”
Shylock understood it was not possible for him to cut a pound of flesh without shedding blood. He was defeated by the wise lawyer.
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ ââāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¨āĨ¤
He hung his head and without another word left the courtroom. Thus Antonioâs life was saved.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
01.  Trail (n)
02.  Mercy (n) 03.  Accept (v) 04.  Abide by (V. phr) 05.  Duke (n) 06.  Wisdom (n) 07.  Disguise (n) 08.  Demand (n/v) 09.  Bond (n) 10.  Mention (v) 11.  Uncover (v) 12.  Praise (v) 13.  Merciful (adj) 14.  Claim (v) 15.   Defend (v) 16.  Doubt (v) 17.  Bestow (v) 18.  Blessing (n) 19.  Borrow (v) 20.  Righteousness (n) 21.  Excellent (adj) 22.  Shed (v) 23.  Defeat (v) |
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