Question

Explain the central idea in "the quality of mercy"

Answer 1

"The quality of mercy" refers to a quote byPortia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice; it occurs during Act IV, Scene 1, set in a Venetian Court of Justice.[1] It is the speech in which Portia begs Shylock for mercy. Some sources set apart the first four lines of the speech or refer only to the first four lines as the subject of "The quality of mercy".[2][3] Other sources refer to a longer portion of the speech but not the full 22 lines.[4]