The Role of Justice in The Merchant of Venice
" And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? " (3.1.66) In The Merchant of Venice, central themes have been based on the concepts of justice, fairness, and prejudice. Justice plays a fairly large part in The Merchant of Venice, and it decides whether or not a certain consequence will be just. This concept can be used in the context of Antonio and Shylock's contract and how Antonio will pay back the loan in three months with either three thousand ducats or a pound of his flesh as a fair and just 'bond' for the interest-free money Shylock had given him previously, in which justice acts as a way to keep everything fair. To start, Shylock wants to forget all the rough comments and actions Antonio has done to him by giving him the money with zero percent interest, shown in the line: " I would be friends with you and have your love, forget the shames that you have stained me with, supply your present wants and take no doit of usance for my moneys...