Merchant Of Venice Quotes Portia Mercy
It occurs during act 4 scene 1 set in a venetian court of justice.
Merchant of venice quotes portia mercy. The quality of mercy is not strained. It is the speech in which portia begs shylock for mercy. We get the hint here that she ll sober up soon enough from the giddy state she was in at the beginning of the scene. Merchant of venice quotes justice and mercy my deed upon my head.
He is every man in no man. In truth i know it is a sin to be a mocker but he why he hath a horse better than the neapolitan s a better bad habit of frowning than the count palatine. The merchant of venice god made him and therefore let him pass for a man. As graziano joked several quotes back the gloss of new love wears off soon enough.
Portia a very reasonable woman is already cautioning herself trying to get her reason and moderation to overcome her passion. The deeds of mercy. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. The quality of mercy shakespeare quote speech in the merchant of venice the quality of mercy is a soliloquy by portia in william shakespeare s the merchant of venice.