Stage preview: James FitzGerald, PICT bring modern edge to 'Merchant of Venice'
Idiomatic phrases ("demand a pound of flesh") and famous monologues ("the quality of mercy") aside, "The Merchant of Venice" has given the language one of its more sinister nouns: Shylock. The name of the title character has become eponymous with "ruthless moneylender or loan shark."
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