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- ▪ something one is strictly or legally entitled to, but which it is ruthless or inhuman to demand
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2 days ago · We'll explore the origin and modern day usage of a pound of flesh - and bring you some great expressions for talking about revenge.
May 18, 2024 · In Venice, Shylock insists on claiming his pound of flesh in court, but Portia, disguised as a lawyer, points out that the contract does not entitle him to any blood. Shylock is found guilty of conspiracy and must give half of his wealth to Antonio, convert to Christianity, and leave the other half to his daughter and son-in-law.
3 days ago · Physician, Heal Thyself: What Does It Mean? with Useful Examples; Pie in the sky; Pipe dream; Piqued my interest; Play it by ear; Pomp and circumstance; Pound of flesh; Pound sand; Practice makes perfect; Preaching to the choir; Procrustean bed; Ps and qs; Pyrrhic victory; Rain check; Raining cats and dogs; Reap what you sow; Red in tooth and ...
2 days ago · T Hazem Shammas as Macbeth.Bell Shakespeare. Kate Flaherty, Australian National University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this article names and quotes a deceased person. Last October, New Zealand’s arts council pulled funding for the Shakespeare Globe Festival, a school event of 30 years’ standing. They said it lacked relevance to decolonising Aotearoa. Days later ...
May 20, 2024 · News arrives that Antonio’s ships have been lost at sea. Unable to collect on his loan, Shylock attempts to use justice to enforce a terrible, murderous revenge on Antonio: he demands his pound of flesh.
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3 days ago · Passed Away | Image. “Passed Away” Meaning. When someone has ‘passed away’ it means that they have died. Passed away is a more sympathetic term to refer to the death of someone or an animal. Origin of this idiom. The term has its roots in the 1500s when the people believed that the passing of the soul from the human body was an actual physical act.
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