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* HitThemInThePocketbook: When Shylock tries to claim his agreed-upon pound of flesh from Antonio, Portia impersonates a lawyer, uses LoopholeAbuse to render their contract unenforceable and charge Shylock with attempted murder, and forces him to give up his estate to his daughter and her husband on pain of death -- and to convert to Christianity, effectively putting him out of business as a moneylender.


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* ScrewTheMoneyThisIsPersonal: When Antonio defaults on his debt to Shylock, Shylock demands the agreed-upon pound of flesh as payment even when he's offered triple the original amount. He bluntly explains that Antonio has dealt him so much public insult and humiliation for his religion and profession that his revenge is worth more to him.

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