a pound of flesh造句

1、In the story of "a pound of flesh", Shylock, the Jewish usurer is so fascinating that he goes beyond the traditional image of a villain.

2、To save Antonio's life, his fiancee Portia disguised as lawyers, she consents Shylock's request, but by a pound meat must cut a pound of flesh is not much, nor less, more not bleed.

3、The penalty clause entitled the plaintiff, in the event of default in payment, to extract a pound of flesh nearest the defendant's heart.

4、But still: a pound of flesh sacrificed by a small cadre of sustainable animal farms would be an immeasurable gain for the billions unable to articulate their position on the matter of their own death.

5、First, I would argue, to hold that Shylock could take a pound of flesh but no blood is to adopt an interpretation of the contract that leads to an absurdity.