Bated breath Why Should I Care

Why Should I Care?

One minute, someone's your BFF, and the next she's spreading rumors about you to the entire school. Come one—we've all been there at least once. Shylock, included.

See, Shylock is just pointing out the obvious: these guys hate him, yet they'll come crawling to him when it suits them. He knows they're using bated breath and hushed tones to ask him because they think they're better than him. Shylock's just sounding the hypocrisy alarm. What posers, he says.

Yep, we're with him on that. But here's the thing about Shylock: he's got every right to be annoyed, but then he actually takes the deal. Shylock figures he can make a quick buck or a pound of Antonio's flesh if the deal goes south. So really, he's no worse than the guys he's chiding.

Hmm… who's hypocritical now?