Write the answer in one sentence only : 1. What would be the consequences, according to the speaker, for shedding a drop of Christian blood?
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cheristaian blood
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According to the speaker, Portia, (who is dressed as Balthazar, a law clerk), the legal consequences for shedding a drop of Christian blood (Antonio's), is that Shylock will be charged for attempting to murder a citizen of Venice (Antonio), which can get him the death penalty (that is for the Duke to decide), besides which everything that belongs to Shylock, which includes all his property and material belongings, will be confiscated, half of which will go to the state of Venice and the other half to the aggrieved party (Antonio).
The situation is complex because Shylock is a Jew, and hence an 'alien', while Antonio is a Christian.
The relevant texts from the play:
(Spoken by Portia)
But in the cutting it if thou dost shed
One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods
Are by the laws of Venice confiscate
Unto the state of Venice.
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(Spoken by Portia)
The party 'gainst the which he doth contrive
Shall seize one half his goods. The other half
Comes to the privy coffer of the state,
And the offender’s life lies in the mercy
Of the Duke only 'gainst all other voice.