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Antonio ,a merchant in Venice,borrowed three thousand gold coins from Shylock,a Judaic usurer,to help his friend Bassanio to get married.Shylock seized this chance as a way to retaliate Antonio for stealing his business as he lends others money without interest and even insulting him.He wrote on the contract that if Antonio cannot repay the debt within three months,he had to cut off one pound of flesh as repayment.Unfortunately due to a shipwreck,Antonio was unable to repay the debt on time,Shylock then seeked public prosecution for Antonio to fulfill the contract.