| ACT IV SCENE II | The same. A street. | |
| | Enter PORTIA and NERISSA | |
| PORTIA | Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed | |
| | And let him sign it: we'll away to-night | |
| | And be a day before our husbands home: | |
| | This deed will be well welcome to Lorenzo. | 5 |
| | Enter GRATIANO | |
| GRATIANO | Fair sir, you are well o'erta'en | |
| | My Lord Bassanio upon more advice | |
| | Hath sent you here this ring, and doth entreat | |
| | Your company at dinner. | |
| PORTIA | That cannot be: | 10 |
| | His ring I do accept most thankfully: | |
| | And so, I pray you, tell him: furthermore, | |
| | I pray you, show my youth old Shylock's house. | |
| GRATIANO | That will I do. | |
| NERISSA | Sir, I would speak with you. | 15 |
| | Aside to PORTIA | |
| | I'll see if I can get my husband's ring, | |
| | Which I did make him swear to keep for ever. | |
| PORTIA | Aside to NERISSA | |
| | We shall have old swearing | |
| | That they did give the rings away to men; | |
| | But we'll outface them, and outswear them too. | 20 |
| | Aloud | |
| | Away! make haste: thou knowist where I will tarry. | |
| NERISSA | Come, good sir, will you show me to this house? | |
| | Exeunt | |
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