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✦Literature

The Merchant of Venice (pound of flesh)

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The phrase 'pound of flesh' originates from Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice (c. 1596–1598), in which Shylock demands a pound of flesh as payment for a debt.

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Mentioned once in Slow Tango In South Seattle.

Slow Tango In South Seattle

Season 2 · Episode 1 · S02E01

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“Not until I have exacted my pound of flesh.”
— Frasier

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