P: Greetings! Please be seated. Are you Antonio, and is this your agreement with Shylock? A: It is.

　　P: Then Shylock must be merciful. He must have mercy on Antonio. S: Why must I have mercy on him? Tell me that! Tell me why!

　　P: Mercy brings good. Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky upon the earth. It blesses those who give it, and those who receive it. We should learn to show mercy to others. Do you still ask for this pound of flesh? S: I ask for what is mine by law!

　　B: I offer ten times the money that Antonio has borrowed. Please change the law a little so that we may save Antonio.

　　P: Use your head a little, sir! We cannot change a law. If one law is changed, then people will later want to change other laws. S: Oh, wise young judge!

　　P: Let me see this agreement, this promise of Antonio to you. S: Here it is.

　　P: I see. According to the law, Shylock may have a pound of flesh to be cut off by himself nearest to Antonio's heart. Be merciful! Let me destroy this paper.--No? Then, Antonio, be ready. And Shylock, take your knife and prepare to do the deed.

　　公爵;您好，博学的法官!我并不羡慕您的职业。这是一个最麻烦的案子。 鲍西娅：您好!请坐下。你叫安东尼奥吗?这是你与夏洛克签订的借约吗? 安东尼奥;是的。

　　鲍西娅：那么，夏洛克可得大发慈悲才是。他可得宽恕安东尼奥啊。 夏洛克：为什么我必得宽恕他呢?请告诉我这一点!

　　鲍西娅：慈悲带来益处。慈悲像甘露从天空中降到地面上，它不但赐福施予的人，而且赐福于受施的人。我们应该学会宽恕他人。你还要求得到这一磅肉吗? 夏洛克：我要求得到根据法律属于我的东西。

　　巴萨尼奥：我愿出十倍于安东尼奥的借款，请您把法律稍为变更一下，使我们能够救出安东尼奥的生命。

　　鲍西娅：请用你的脑袋想一想，先生。我们不能变更法律，要是变更了一条法律，那么人们还会要变更别的法律的。