[DOC] [TLE] The Pound of Flesh in The Merchant of Venice - Shmoop [PAR] As we know, Bassanio needs some cash so he can woo Portia in style. ... Shylock 
agrees to the loan but asks for a pound of Antonio's flesh as a guarantee. Antonio 
agrees because he's completely devoted to his friend. But why a pound of flesh? 
... Second, what the heck does Shylock mean when he says he gets to pick the... [DOC] [TLE] The Merchant of Venice: Scene 1 - CliffsNotes [PAR] The Duke of Venice warns Antonio, the defendant, that the plaintiff (Shylock) is "a 
stony ad. ... He knows that "no lawful means" can save him now. ... But Shylock is 
adamant; he prefers the penalty of a pound of flesh to repayment of three 
thousand ducats. ... She asks Antonio if his bond is a valid one, and he admits 
that it is. [DOC] [TLE] A Pound of Flesh - Meaning, Origin, and Usage - Literary Devices [PAR] The origin is taken from William Shakespeare's play, Merchant of Venice. ... and 
Antonio by saying to Shylock, The words expressly are 'a pound of flesh. ... 
Simply, if someone borrows something, he will have to pay it back at any cost. ... 
usurer, Shylock asks for a real pound of flesh as a security when merchant 
Antonio... [DOC] [TLE] Merchant of Venice Act 4 Summary and Analysis | GradeSaver [PAR] Merchant of Venice Summary and Analysis of Act 4 ... Antonio and Shylock both 
step forward, and Portia asks Antonio if he confesses to signing the contract. ... 
Portia rules that Shylock has the right to claim a pound of flesh from next to 
Antonio's ... you take my life /When you do take the means whereby I live" (4.1.
369-373). [DOC] [TLE] Notable Quotes in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE [PAR] 16th Century Merchant Vessel ... is no mean happiness therefore, to be seated in 
the .... Shylock asks Antonio why he should lend him money after the abuse 
Antonio ..... The Duke has just asked Shylock why he would prefer a pound of 
flesh to ... Mercy is higher (both literally and figuratively) than the "sceptred sway," 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Merchant of Venice Act 4, scene 1 Summary & Analysis by ... [PAR] In Venice, the Duke opens Antonio's trial by saying that he pities Antonio ... 
believes that he means only to terrify Antonio with this performance, and that, at 
the last ... Shylock refuses to explain why he wants a pound of flesh rather than 
money. ... The Duke asks how Shylock can expect mercy if he himself doesn't 
show it. [DOC] [TLE] Shakespeare's Shylock: an essay on The Merchant of Venice [PAR] an analysis of Shakespeare's Shylock: an essay on The Merchant of Venice. ... 
However, he had a hard time with Shakespeare's text. ... with the same weapons, 
subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, ..... With Shylock's 
demand for a pound of flesh, he makes his audience take a huge leap into 
absurdity. [DOC] [TLE] Merchant of Venice - Cummings Study Guides [PAR] Antonio: A merchant of Venice who borrows money from Shylock on behalf of his 
friend Bassanio. Antonio agrees to pay a pound of flesh if he defaults on the loan. 
... Bassanio asks his friend Antonio for money to woo and win delightful Portia. .... 
the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means,... [DOC] [TLE] The Merchant of Venice (Theatre) - TV Tropes [PAR] Bassanio goes to see Portia, but he's got to get in line; half the single men in ... to 
save Shylock's soul when he asked the court to force Shylock to convert to 
Christianity. .... of the debt in favor of being able to carve a pound of flesh out of 
Antonio. ... This either means "honest" in the modern sense of the word (and the 
line... [DOC] [TLE] The Merchant Of Venice: Summary, Analysis & Characters - Video ...

Question: When he asks the Merchant of Venice for "a pound of flesh", he means it, literally
Answer: Shylock