Question

iv) What steps has Shylock taken to get back the flown bird?​

Answer 1

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare is the story of a Jewish moneylender Shylock who demands that an anti-semitic Christian named Antonio offer “a pound of flesh” as collateral against a loan.

Explanation:

• The bird here refers to Shylock's daughter Jessica
• Jessica is the Shylock's daughter a Jewish moneylender who elopes with Lorenzo, a penniless Christian along with a chest of Shylock's money, eventually ending up in Bassanio's  and Portia's household.  

• Jessica's actions instigates Shylock's vengeful insistence on his "pound of flesh" from Antonio since Antonio had borrowed money from Shylock to help Bassanio and court Portia; however, through misfortune, Antonio was  unable to repay and is subjected to an onerous default. Moreover Jessica's conversion to Christianity further angered Shylock and he wanted avenge Antonio for all these.