Words from "The Merchant of Venice"
from Act I, Scene III
[Antonio speaking, referring to Shylock]
Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!Act II Scence VI
[Jessica, disguised as a page speaks, descending to Lorenzo, her suitor]But love is blind and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit. . .
Act II Scene VII[A Prince of Morocco has chosen the wrong casket in the lottery for Portia]
All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold:
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
Had you been as wise as bold,
Young in limbs, in judgment old,
Your answer had not been inscroll'd:
Fare you well; your suit is cold.
Cold, indeed; and labour lost:
Then, farewell, heat, and welcome, frost!
Portia, adieu. I have too grieved a heart
To take a tedious leave: thus losers part.
And so I bid adieu at least till lunch, and perhaps until this evening. You are all a blessing to me.
