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• 1)' Still have I borne it with a patient shrug for the suff'rance is the badge of all our tribe '

  • His religion is known to suffer and has to suffer in silence due to society and Christians being anti-semitic
  • Noun ' badge ' - has to have religion in display ( wearing red hats all the time ) = can't hide or escape it .
• 2)' in a merry sport '

  • Takes away seriousness of it by making it seem like a joke that he won't actually go through
  • Manipulating him = he has evil intentions .
• In this scene , Antonio asks Shylock for three thousand Ducats for Bassanio . Shylock and Antonio argue about bible stories to discuss if it is a sin to charge people for being late to repaying bonds . If Antonio doesn't pay the bond on time , Shylock asked for his ' pound of flesh ' .