merchant of venice

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Definition of merchant of venice in English Turkish dictionary

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the merchant of venice

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Definition of merchant of venice in English English dictionary

a play by William Shakespeare about a man called Antonio who borrows money from Shylock. When Antonio cannot pay back the money, Shylock demands the right to cut out a 'pound of flesh' from Antonio's body. A famous speech from the play, made by the main female character, Portia, begins with the words, "The quality of mercy is not strained", by which Portia tells Shylock that he cannot be forced to show mercy (=forgiveness) , but that this would be a morally good thing to do

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the Merchant of Venice

famous comedy by Shakespeare

Hyphenation

mer·chant of Ven·ice

Turkish pronunciation

mırçınt ıv venıs

Pronunciation

/ˈmərʧənt əv ˈvenəs/ /ˈmɜrʧənt əv ˈvɛnəs/