She is not bred so dull but she can learn;
Happiest of all is that her gentle spirit
Commits itself to yours to be directed,
As from her lord, her governor, her king.
In the Trial Scene we discover the contrasting side of
Portia’s character, and we will close with a quotation from her speech to Shylock.
Por.—The quality of mercy is not strained,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes: