I wanted to find my limitations so I decided to do Shylock. And if I fail? I've never been afraid of that. I have other fears - doing bad work knowingly is the worst fear.
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge.
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
There is no vice so simple but assumes some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not As to thy friends; for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend?
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Thou call'st me dog before thou hadst a cause, But since I am a dog, beware my fangs.
The villany you teach me I shall execute; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.