Question

Explain : "This is kind I offer."
What does the speaker propose to do immediately after this?​

Answer 1

The phrase is from the drama The Merchant of Venice written by Shakespeare.

• The scene is at a public place. The speaker here is Shylock who hated Antonio, the Jewish moneylender. He talks to Bassanio, a friend of Antonio's
• The speaker Shylock wants to lend money to Bassanio "This is kind of I give." He says he made a kind bid to fund zero per cent.
• The speaker proposes to let Antonio sign a bond that says that if Antonio is unable to repay the loan he would cut a pound of flesh from his body within the specified time

Answer 2

Answer:

‘This is kind I offer you’ means this is the kindness that I offer you. This refers to his lending of money without charging any interest on it.