Question

What did salerio say about Shylock's insistence on the forfeiture of antonio's bond?what happens to the bond at the end of the play?

Answer 1

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● Antonio pleads with Shylock to listen to him, but Shylock says, "I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond," land refuses to listen to any of the pleas for mercy. After Shylock departs, Antonio tells Solanio that Shylock hates him because he used to loan money to men who were in debt to Shylock, thus preventing Shylock from collecting the forfeiture.

● The bond or the "pound of flesh" that Shylock traps Antonio into pledging as security for his loan is very significant to the play. Crucially, it highlights the closeness of two of the central relationships of two of the play, whilst at the same time exposing Shylock's pedantic rigidity to the law.