Question

how did the pound of flesh scene develop in the whole story of merchant of venice and not only in act1 scene3.....i want the answer to how it developed in the 'whole story'......i want the answer till the end of the story where antonio gets charged for not paying the loan and how portia saves him

Answer 1

When Bassanio asked antonio for some money for wooing portia , antonio had sent all his money for trade.So Bassanio approached Shylock for money .Shylock aggreed with a silly condition that a pound of flesh would be removed from Antonio's body if he fails to give the full amount within a period of three months . When antonio's ships does not return , Shylock takes the bind seriously and approache the Duke for justice.The duke calls for a trial where portia disguises as a male young lawer and debates in favour of antonio and frees him and charges Shylock for trying to cause harm to a venetian citizen. 


The End.

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