PORTIA.
For the intent and purpose of the law
Hath full relation to the penalty,
Which here appeareth due upon the bond.
SHYLOCK.
’Tis very true. O wise and upright judge,
How much more elder art thou than thy looks!
PORTIA.
Therefore lay bare your bosom.
SHYLOCK.
Ay, his breast
So says the bond, doth it not, noble judge?
“Nearest his heart”: those are the very words.
PORTIA.
It is so. Are there balance here to weigh
The flesh?
SHYLOCK.
I have them ready.
PORTIA.
Have by some surgeon, Shylock, on your charge,
To stop his wounds, lest he do bleed to death.
SHYLOCK.
Is it so nominated in the bond?
PORTIA.
It is not so express’d, but what of that?
’Twere good you do so much for charity.
SHYLOCK.
I cannot find it; ’tis not in the bond.