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 ...

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 ...

the merchant Antonio. When Antonio ends up unable to repay the debt, Shylock demands his famous “pound of flesh,” in payment. Add to that the Shakespearean trappings of women disguised as men ...