How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Norton Shakespeare edition.
Quote #13
PORTIA
Tarry, Jew.
The law hath yet another hold on you.
It is enacted in the laws of Venice,
If it be proved against an alien
That by direct or indirect attempts
He seek the life of any citizen,
The party 'gainst the which he doth contrive
Shall seize one half his goods; the other half
Comes to the privy coffer of the state,
And the offender's life lies in the mercy
Of the Duke only, 'gainst all other voice.
In which predicament I say thou stand'st,
For it appears by manifest proceeding
That indirectly, and directly too,
Thou hast contrived against the very life
Of the defendant, and thou hast incurred
The danger formerly by me rehearsed.
Down, therefore, and beg mercy of the Duke. (4.1.361-378)
Not only does Portia prevent Shylock from shedding "one drop of [Antonio's] Christian blood" (see quote #11), she also points out that, according to the city's laws, anyone who tries to kill a Venetian citizen shall have all his goods seized. Portia is being tough, and we find it a little off-putting that she feels the need to destroy Shylock's whole life when she's already proven her point. On the other hand, we have to wonder whether Shylock would have gone through with killing Antonio or spared him at the last second.
Quote #14
ANTONIO
Two things provided more: that for this favor
He presently become a Christian;
The other, that he do record a gift,
Here in the court, of all he dies possessed
Unto his son Lorenzo and his daughter. (4.1.402-406)
Things just keep getting worse for Shylock. Even though Antonio has (mercifully?) offered to reduce his penalty, Shylock must convert to Christianity as a condition of the new deal. As scholar Ann Barton points out in the Riverside Shakespeare's introduction to the play, Shylock "stumbles from the court [...] stripped of almost everything, including his religion" (286).