Question

'Hath a dog money? Is it possible
A cur can lend three thousand ducats? or
Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key,
With bated breath, and whispering humbleness
Say this:
Fair sir, you spat on me on Wednesday last;
You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You calld me dog - and for these courtesies
I'll lend you thus much moneys?​

Answer 1

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Here's your answer:-

The above extract is from William Shakespeare's novel,"The Merchant Of Venice".

The speaker is Shylock,the Jewish moneylender and the listener(the one who is actually being talked about,therefore both,the second person and the third person here)is Antonio.

Actual answer(from the text):-

Antonio,used to call Shylock as a dog. When he (Antonio) asked for lending some amount of money to Shylock,he was boasting and trying to show his anger and hurt feelings he gets when he is being called a 'dog' and asks,"Hath a dog money?". That means,has a dog money? The speaker ironically implies his (Antonio's) graceful slangs,and curses. The courtsies towards the speaker were:-

1) Calling him a cur (A cut throat dog)

2) Spitting on him

3) Rejecting him

These were the IRONICAL courtsies of which the speaker is talking about.

Thank you!

Answer 2

Hath a dog money? Is it possibleA cur can lend three thousand ducats? orShall I bend low, and in a bondman's key,With bated breath, and whispering humblenessSay this:Fair sir, you spat on me on Wednesday last;You spurn'd me such a day; another timeYou calld me dog - and for these courtesiesI'll lend you thus much moneys?these words were spoken by shylock when Antonio had came to lend 3000ducats from shylock...