<P> `` The quality of mercy '' is a quote by Portia in William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice ; it occurs during Act 4 , Scene 1 , set in a Venetian Court of Justice . It is the speech in which Portia begs Shylock for mercy . </P>
<P> `` The quality of mercy '' is a quote by Portia in William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice ; it occurs during Act 4 , Scene 1 , set in a Venetian Court of Justice . It is the speech in which Portia begs Shylock for mercy . </P>
who says the quality of mercy is not strained
who says the quality of mercy is not strained
Portia in William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice
Portia in William Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice