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Noun. The compassionate treatment of someone who is under your power.<br>

Noun. The compassionate treatment of someone who is under your power.<br>

In ''The Merchant of Venice'', [[William Shakespeare]] uses Portia, (a trial lawyer) to remind Shylock (a moneylender) of mercy's qualities:  

In ''The Merchant of Venice'', [[William Shakespeare]] uses Portia (a trial lawyer) to remind Shylock (a moneylender) of mercy's qualities:  

<blockquote>The quality of mercy is not strain'd,<br />

<blockquote>The quality of mercy is not strain'd,<br />

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven<br />

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven<br />