| dc.description.abstract | More often than not the law is usually argued to be a sworn commitment to asset of absolute fixed ideas within rigidly narrow parameters. The letter of the law is often framed in absolutes, stated in black and white but very often served in shades of gray. We are humans in our weakest moments and perhaps our noblest we are indeed humans, that is why we temper with those black and white absolutes with the aid of jurors (obuntu-bulamu system) in order to humanize our judicial system to render the system fair, compassionate and imperfect. Obuntu-Bulamu is Altruism (a regard for and devotion to the interest of others) our willing to give up selfish self interest for the welfare of others because in the end I am because we are and for some reason I can never be I am I ought to be until you are what your meant to be. Best demonstration of Obuntu Bulamu in our daily lives is best captured in the coin ” a pound of flesh” William shakes pears play Merchant of Venice the character Portia says this line on the instance of shylock, the Jew for the payment Antonios flesh, which is a central point of the play. In Act IV Scene 1 Portia concludes the conflict between shylock and Antonio by saying to shylock, “Take thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh” In law when something is owed it needs to be paid back at every cost Shakespeare coined this phrase in a figurative way, which refers to a lawful but unreasonable recompense during the 18th century and very much so even now. Here the mention of the flesh suggests vengeful, bloodthirstiness, and inflexible behavior to get back borrowed money (debt). Shylock expresses spiteful penalty from Antonio, and then Portia repeats his lines with a solution in the Act-IV, Scene 1 of shakes pears play merchant of venice: lines 295- 303 | en_US |
