23 2012 Justice and Mercy in The Merchant of Venice In the court room scene of The Merchant of Venice justice is handed back and forth between the Christians and Shylock unlike mercy.

Justice quotes in the merchant of venice. The man that hath no music in himself. When mercy seasons justice. The court case presented in The Merchant of Venice is a miscarriage of justice along with a side of personal retribution and manipulation of the sacred law that should be withheld within this time period.

Shylock is determined to have his bond because it will fed his. The bond didnt say blood so now Shylock just wants the money Act 4 scene 1. He is discriminated against due to his faith loses.

How like a fawning publican he looks. Shylock cannot get the pound of flesh without dropping a drop of blood. Situations occur that doing the just act does not seem to be correct or the right thing to do.

Since Shylock is a villain his perspective of justice is to harm the antagonist and work against him. Take then thy bond take thou pound of flesh but in cutting it if thou dosh shed one drop of Christian blood thy lands and goods are by the laws of Venice confiscate. Matthew Wheadon Oct.

The other half Comes to the privy coffer of the state And the offenders life lies in the mercy Of the Duke. By my soul I swear there is no power in the tongue of man to alter me. His frustration with Antonio will combine with his frustration at having no love and no advocate.

It is enthronèd in the hearts of kings. The Merchant of Venice is inherently unsatisfying as a play because there is no sense of justice. Works Cited Shakespeare William and David M.