The Merchant of Venice Group

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roxrocks
roxrocks
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High School - 10th Grade

In The Merchant of Venice, what reason does Shylock give for wanting the pound of Antonio's flesh?

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Posted by roxrocks on Tuesday March 25, 2008 at 9:53 AM and tagged with act iv, antonio, pound of flesh, shylock.

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  1. kingsblood
    kingsblood Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    Revenge, hate, pure and simple. He says this when they offer him three times the money and he refuses it.
    (Act IV Part 1 Line 60-61) "So can I give no reason, nor will I not, more than a lodged hate and a certain loathing" In other words, what reason do I need to hate him?
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    Posted by kingsblood on Tuesday March 25, 2008 at 6:47 PM

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