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The Merchant of Venice centers on Antonio, a merchant living in Venice, who borrows debt from the Jewish moneylender Shylock to enable his friend Bassanio to marry Portia, the woman he loves. Antonio has no cash on hand because all his wealth is invested in ships at sea, so he borrows three thousand ducats from Shylock to help Bassanio. However, Shylock adds a condition to the contract: if the loan is not repaid, he will be entitled to cut exactly one pound (approximately 450 grams) of flesh fro