When Portia exploits the loopholes in the system she does Shylock a great injustice. The contract did no specify by which means or at what expence the flesh was to be taken. Blood shed was nether specified nor excluded in the contract. As for the accusation of Shylock seeking the life of a citizen, perposterous. Antonio knew what was at stake in the case. He should have come prepaired with a docter to tend to his wounds if need be. Furthermore we have blurting out demeaning remarks throughout the proceedings. The judge shills have held him in contempt of court. Portia twisted the system to suit Antonio with little more than the use of a few eloquently put words. Shylock was unfamiliar with courtroom proceeding and the law. This becomes evident in line 309 when he asks "Is that the law?". It is clear to me that he was railroaded by an unjust court. If I would have been Shylock's lawyer I would've petitioned for a change of venue and had the case declaired a mistrial.