Portia refuses this and says that he must have the pound of flesh or nothing else. Presenter: Hello and welcome to The Big Scene. We’re at rehearsals for The Merchant of Venice, Act 4 ...

As long as we’re on the subject, I want to take a look at a famous speech from Merchant of Venice, the speech where ... that he must not take Antonio’s flesh; rather, they are startled that ...

The terms of the loan are that should it default, Antonio would owe Shylock a "pound of flesh." Shylock's daughter then elopes with a one of Antonio's friends, who also belongs to a virulently ...

In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount ... he might receive one pound of his flesh instead, at his choice. When Shylock's daughter Jessica runs away home with all his ...

This updated adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, adapted ... she demands a ‘pound of flesh’. Her hunt for revenge stems from Antonio’s vicious abuse towards Shylock ...

In The Merchant of Venice 1936, which comes to The Lowry ... and offers a seemingly fanciful penalty for defaulting: a pound ...

Set in Venice during the Renaissance ... the penalty will be a pound of Antonio‘s own flesh ...