Question

central idea of mercy

Answer 1

In this poem Shakespeare eulogizes the divine quality of

mercy. He writes that mercy cannot be forced out from a human heart; it gushes

out of a heart full of love and falls as liberally as rain from heaven.

He states that mercy is full of blessings; it blesses not

only the giver, but the receiver also. The quality of mercy enhances the beauty

and grace of a monarch more than his costliest crown.

Shakespeare writes that mercy is more potent than the power

of a king’s scepter; it is in a just and wise king’s heart. Mercy is a divine

quality that makes its possessor godlike. Even an earthly king becomes godlike

when he blends mercy with his justice.

Answer 2

Mercy is the random act of forgiving someone of the sin or any wrong that he/she has committed. It is an act of impartial kindness which usually a king or judge in olden times used to bless the people with.