As long as we’re on the subject, I want to take a look at a famous speech from Merchant of Venice, the speech where Shylock justifies, to two of his tormentors, his thirst for vengeance.

In Shylock’s famous speech below, he talks about Antonio’s behaviour towards him. He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my ...