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but really he just wants a low interest rate.
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And so he says, Antonio says,
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"Shylock, I would neither borrow nor lend
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by taking or giving interest, but to supply the ripe wants of
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my friend I'll break a custom."
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So "Ripe wants of my friend" That's saying
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because Bassanio was so impatient to get his hands on
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the money to find Portia, she's going to get married if
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he doesn't hurry up and marry her himself.
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Because of his impatience he's willing to pay a high rate of
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interest.
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And Shylock says you're always complaining about me that I