The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice is the climax of the play as Shylock took Antonio to court, as he did not return the money he borrowed. Shylock wants the pound of flesh that represents the loss of the security on the money Antonio borrowed from him. Shylock's main motivation for wanting this renunciation is that his daughter stole his money and ran away, he is taking out his spite on Antonio and this blinds him as he doesn't look at what he is getting himself into during this scene. From the point where Shylock enters the courtroom everyone opposing him is a call for pity for Antonio and this is what the scene demonstrates, a need for pity. Portia says shortly after entering the scene "Then the Jew must be merciful." He is not saying that this is what the law says it must be, but that he should do it because it is the only thing he can morally do. The theme of mercy runs throughout the scene and many opportunities have been given by the Duke, Bassanio and Portia for Shylock to take a moral course of action, but he constantly refuses to say that he should get what he deserves not through moral justice but through law.Shylock is entitled to forfeit his bail and it is Antonio's fault that he is in this situation because he signed the bail of his own free will. He knew the consequences if he failed to repay him, as Shylock had made clear from the beginning. This is demonstrated when at the beginning of the court scene he says: "Make no more offerings, use no other means, but with all brief and simple convenience let me judge and the Jew his will." When he did not pay Shylock the money he owed him, Shylock was entitled to Antonio's penalty by law. The problem is that he didn't choose the moral path where he could probably get a lot of money and become a very rich man, but he chose giving up out of spite over his daughter. This theme is also repeated in the scene that Shylock deserves. his justice according to the letter of the law and the forfeiture of his bail. This is demonstrated when he says lines like “My deeds upon my head crave law, punishment, and the loss of my bond".’.