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Have you heard any imputation to the contrary? |
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Oh, no, no, no, no, no. |
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My reason in saying that he's a good man is to have you understand me that he is sufficient |
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3,000 ducats. I think I may take his bond |
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With any loan, things can go wrong |
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Ships can sink |
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And that is precisely why anyone who lends money to a merchant |
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if only for the duration of an ocean voyage, needs to be compensated. |
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We usually call the compensation interest, the amount paid to the lender over and above the sum lent or "principal" |
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Overseas trade of the sort that Venice depended on couldn't operate without such transactions |
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And they remain the foundation of international trade to this day |
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But why does Shylock turn out to be such a villain |
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demanding literally "a pound of flesh", in effect Antonio's death if he can't fulfill his obligations? |
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Why is Shakespeare's moneylender so heartless, |
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the original of that bloodsucking financier who recurs time and again in western literature? |
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