 | Frederick Turner - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 232 pages
...argues persuasively that the distinction between life and livelihood is a cruel and hypocritical one: "You take my life / When you do take the means whereby I live" (IV.i-375). If we concede that Shylock can legally propose such a bond, and Antonio can legally agree... | |
 | Susan Petrilli - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 272 pages
...comunque: "Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that: You take my house when you take the prop that sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live" ("Eh, prendete la mia vita e tutto, non fatemi grazia di niente (non mi perdonate). Mi togliete la... | |
 | George Wilson Knight - Drama - 2002 - 348 pages
...ground, still half lying but his head and shoulders raised; Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that: You take my house when you do take the prop That doth...my life When you do take the means whereby I live. It is not easy to account for the extraordinary stage power of these lines. They were spoken in a long,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1989 - 1286 pages
...PORTIA. Ay, for the state, — not for Antonio. SHYLOCK. Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that: e' c ;c ^ ,*J{C ]r B ) X2 çU6 ... \bli \ v ª 6 / ~! 0 *E S iC w ; B;A~ أ i; K 1" PORTIA. What mercy can you render him, Antonio? GRATIANO. A halter gratis; nothing else, for God's... | |
 | John W. Mahon, Ellen Macleod Mahon - Comedy - 2002 - 476 pages
...to torment him. He cries out Nay, take my life and all, pardon not that: You take my house when you take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means wherehy l live. (374-77) The speech is significant in several respects. First, it shows that a mere... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2003 - 242 pages
...PORTIA Ay, for the state, not for Antonio. 570 SHYLOCK Nay, take my life and all ! Pardon not that ! You take my house when you do take the prop That doth...my life When you do take the means whereby I live. PORTIA What mercy can you render him, Antonio ? GRATIANO. A halter gratis! Nothing else, for God's... | |
 | Christiane Damlos-Kinzel - Economics - 2003 - 226 pages
...wird, daß er sein gesamtes Vermögen verlieren soll, sieht er sich seiner Existenzgrundlage beraubt: "You take my house, when you do take the prop / That...life / When you do take the means whereby I live" (TV. i. 371-73). Da ihm als Juden in Venedig nur der bewegliche Besitz zugestanden wird, kommt das... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Jews - 2003 - 156 pages
...courteous pains withal exchange for your good services SHYLOCK Nay, take my life and all! Pardon not that! You take my house when you do take the prop That doth...my life When you do take the means whereby I live. 370 PORTIA What mercy can you render him, Antonio? GRATIANO A halter gratis! Nothing else, for God's... | |
 | Derek Cohen - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 220 pages
...fortunes be confiscated and added to those of members of the thriving classes. Shylock puts it thus: You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house. (371-2) The word 'seize,' used in similar contexts in each play (Othello 5, 2, 367; Merchant 4, 1,... | |
 | Sharon Hamilton - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 196 pages
...bond, he must cede "half [his] wealth" to Antonio, his bitterest enemy. He makes an appalled protest: "You take my life / When you do take the means whereby I live" (IV.i. 374-75). Having lost his family, he wants to retain his profession and economic status. But... | |
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Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that. You take my house, when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house ; you take my life, When you do take the means whereby I live. 
