Biblical verses sung by Shylock and Jessica in Nunn's Merchant.She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her And he will not lack his gain: She does him good and not harm All the days of her life. Proverbs 31:10-12 -- Ruth HaCohen, "Between Noise and Harmony: The Oratorical Moment in the Musical Entanglements of Jews and Christians" (Critical Inquiry 32 (Winter 2006), 254, 256. |