Mercy is defined as kindness or forgiveness to somebody you have authority over while justice is impartiality in law with sound reasoning. In other words, justice defines what people deserve. However, depending on one’s circumstances, the definitions of these two words could be defined differently to our own favor. Essentially, the problem to be resolved is how mercy and justice can be applied simultaneously. If one were to show mercy, then they would let go of the perpetrator freely, but would this be what the victim deserves? Through the conflict between Antonio and Shylock, “The Merchant of Venice” demonstrates how personal definitions of mercy and justice skew the way a problem between two parties is resolved. The contrasting positions between the Antonio and Shylock reaches its breaking point in the court trial where the once oppressed Shylock decides to refuse Antonio mercy. In public, Antonio, as with the rest of the Christian population, openly mistreat the Jewish people such as Shylock, calling them “dogs” and even spit on them. Moreover, through the bond made between him and Antonio, Shylock loses his daughter, Jessica, to the Christians with Lorenzo stealing her away. Blinded by anger, Shylock seeks revenge and insists on “justice” against the Christians through Antonio by fulfilling the condition of the inhumane bond; by parting with a pound of Antonio’s flesh although this, in reality is unjust. Shylock considers himself right in his position by claiming that he was only demanding legally what is written in the bond that was agreed upon between the two parties. Christians, under the dominant Venetian social beliefs, are characterized as compassionate and are expected to exercise mercy towards the Jewish people of Venice, although this is rarely ever the case. Mercy attempts to play its role in the conflict through Portia’s speech where she