# 19. “A pound of flesh”
In The Merchant Of Venice, Antonio’s pledge of a pound of flesh to Shylock, to the money lender is regarded as a jest. but Shylock insists that he be paid according to the letter of the law. In the play the phrase appears nine times!

# 20. “Murder most foul”
The ghost of his father appears to Hamlet and reveals the circumstances of his death. Hamlet’s father describes how he was poisoned by Claudius as “murder most foul”

# 21. “Gild the lily”
In King John, the earl of Salisbury refers to the fact that King John has had two coronations. He remarks that the “double pomp” can be compared with the other extravagant displays such as
“To gild refined gold, to paint the lily”