Shylock: I have possessed your grace of what I purpose and by our holy Sabbath have I sworn to have the due and forfeit of my bond.if you deny it , lest the danger light upon the thwarted and your tidy freedom.
Q) 1. To whom shylock is speaking and for which purpose ?
Q) 2. what is meant by " holy Sabbath" ?
Q) 3. Mention the impact of the last two lines lif you deny........ freedom's in your words ?
Answers
The answers to the given questions are as follows:-
Answer 1.
Shylock is speaking to the Duke of Venice.
The purpos-e here is a trial for the bond between Shylock and Antonio, in whic-h Shylock had lent out three thousand ducats for three months and the pe-nalty was to extract a pound of Antonio's flesh if he fails to repay. Since the bond had expired and Antonio could not pay back the amount, Shylock d-emand-ed the pe-nalty to be carried out.
Answer 2.
Holy Sabbath is the 7th day of the holy week according to Jewish scriptures. It is a religious holiday for the Jews.
Answer 3.
Shylock said that he is d-etermined to have the penalty since he has pledged in the name of his religion. If the Duke d-enied him what he d-es-erves rightfully, then that would jeopardize the municipal c-harter and the freedom of the country they lived in, that is Venice. This was directly intend-ed towards the core of Venice therefore it was a high scale threat.