PaloVerde
The Arizona State University West
Literary Magazine

May, 2001
Volume 9, Number 1

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Thomas Sully. Portia and Shylock, 1835. As Portia prepares to tear the bond in two, Shylock, holding the scale in which he will weigh the pound of Antonio's flesh, glares at her and points to the bond. The painting depicts Act 4, Scene 1, lines 230-32:

Be merciful.
Take thrice thy money; bid me tear the bond.

Reproduced by permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library