Question

How does mercy confer a double blessing in ‘Quality of Mercy’? ​

Answer 1

Mercy confers a double blessing as it s beneficial for both: the giver and the receiver.

This expression has been taken from the Shakespearean play "Merchant of Venice."

• When Portia came into the court in disguise as a man, she said these words.
  
  
• She asked Shylock to forgive Antonio and have mercy on him.
  
  
• Portia said that mercy is a blessing to the one who receives it and to the one who shows it.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Portia, disguised as a lawyer, states that the quality of mercy is twice blessed: She says that it is a blessing for the person who shows mercy as well as receives mercy.

It is a blessing for the person who receives it because he is relieved of his pain and misery.

Also, it proves to be a blessing to the person who shows mercy because it is an attribute of God himself. When humans exercise mercy, they approach the divine.

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