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'''Mercy''' is 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 />
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[[Category:Virtues]]