Question

In reply to what did Shylock say the above lines?

Answer 1

Answer:

Shylock is insulted; he replies that he "would be friends...have your love." He even says, "To buy his favor, I extend this friendship" .Indeed, it is Antonio's religious and racial insults which precipitate Shylock's demand for a pound of flesh.

Answer 2

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Question 1.

What is the occasion for the dialogue quoted above?

Answer:

The occasion for this dialogue is Antonio’s request to Shylock for a loan of three thousand ducats. Antonio’s request has been conveyed to Shylock by Bassanio who had been authorized by Antonio to borrow the required amount of money in Antonio’s name from somebody or the other in Venice. It is in that connection that the present dialogue takes place between Shylock and Bassanio.