The Merchant of Venice involves a debt of a pound of flesh.
The recent movie 7 Pounds is a reference to The Merchant of Venice. There are 7 debts in total for the 7 people who were killed. So there is a figurative reference to The Merchant of Venice, 7 debts means 7 pounds of flesh is owed. There is also a literal reference that he donates 7 of his organs to 7 different people.
Actually the there were not 7 organs the following was representative of the 7 pounds
Lung
Liver
Kidney
Bone Marrow
His Beach House
Heart
Cornea's
7 People died in the auto accident he cased...debt paid!
The quote from The Merchant of Venice is "a pound of flesh," not seven pounds of flesh.
SHYLOCK
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary, seal me there
Your single bond; and, in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
In such a place, such sum or sums as are
Express'd in the condition, let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound
Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken
In what part of your body pleaseth me.
The reference to 'pounds' in Seven PoundsThe reference is from "Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare. A "pound of flesh" is required for penance for wrongdoing. Seven people were killed in the car wreck that he feels he is responsible for, thus he owes seven pounds of flesh.Also, the director, Gabriele Muccino, stated when asked why the movie is named "Seven Pounds" that the weight of the script weighed seven pounds.
The title "7 pounds" is derived from the expression "pound of flesh" which in its original meaning refers to a terrible burden or debt which has to be repaid by whatever mean. Originated in Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice, 1596. In this case Will Smith's character feels that he has to pay a pound of flesh for each of the seven lifes lost in the car accident for which he felt that he caused. I could be wrong on this matter but I do believe that maximum amount of weight human organs could be donated is around 7 pound.
The title "7 pounds" is derived from the expression "pound of flesh" which in its original meaning refers to a terrible burden or debt which has to be repaid by whatever mean. Originated in Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice, 1596. In this case Will Smith's character feels that he has to pay a pound of flesh for each of the seven lifes lost in the car accident for which he felt that he caused.
7 - 7 days for God to create the world, 7 minutes for (Smith) to destroy his life, Great Dane avg lifespan = 7 years, seven deadly sins and seven pounds of Flesh. Old English cliche' (Shakespearean I think) stating that if you screw up bad enough you're going to pay - 7 pnds in currency or 7 lbs. of flesh.it was not called seven "ponds" so if you don't missspell it, it is called seven pounds
Because eight pounds was too many.
The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare.
will smith saves 7 people and does 1 of them
Not sure about biblically but I do know it comes from the Merchant of Venice where a pound of flesh is demanded from those in debt. In 'Seven Pounds' seven lives were taken so seven pounds are owed, he must save seven lives.
There actually is no such phrase. People using it are confusing the phrase "a pound of flesh" from the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice with the title of the 2008 Will Smith movie "Seven Pounds" In the Shakespeare play the pound of flesh is the penalty for defaulting on a loan. You default on your mortgage and the bank gets your arm. The Will Smith movie is not about defaulting on a loan, but about making up for your mistakes. In the film Smith's character must help seven people to make up for the seven people he accidentally killed.
The reference to 'pounds' in Seven PoundsThe reference is from "Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare. A "pound of flesh" is required for penance for wrongdoing. Seven people were killed in the car wreck that he feels he is responsible for, thus he owes seven pounds of flesh.Also, the director, Gabriele Muccino, stated when asked why the movie is named "Seven Pounds" that the weight of the script weighed seven pounds.
According to Will Smith it is a reference to the William Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice" in which one of the characters is required to give a pound of his own flesh to repay a debt. Ben Thomas, the lead character in the movie "Seven Pounds" negligently caused the death of seven people and is trying to repay this debt by rescuing seven people; giving up his own life and wealth in the process. One "pound" for each person.
The title "7 pounds" is derived from the expression "pound of flesh" which in its original meaning refers to a terrible burden or debt which has to be repaid by whatever mean. Originated in Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice, 1596. In this case Will Smith's character feels that he has to pay a pound of flesh for each of the seven lifes lost in the car accident for which he felt that he caused. I could be wrong on this matter but I do believe that maximum amount of weight human organs could be donated is around 7 pound.
The title "7 pounds" is derived from the expression "pound of flesh" which in its original meaning refers to a terrible burden or debt which has to be repaid by whatever mean. Originated in Shakespeare's play Merchant of Venice, 1596. In this case Will Smith's character feels that he has to pay a pound of flesh for each of the seven lifes lost in the car accident for which he felt that he caused.
He didn't. He did write a play in which the phrase "a pound of flesh" occurs, and is in fact important to the plot. This play is called The Merchant of Venice. In this play the merchant, Antonio, borrows money from a moneylender, Shylock, on the condition that if the loan is not paid in time, Shylock can cut a pound of flesh from Antonio's body. Antonio finds himself unable to pay, and Shylock (who hates Antonio) is about to kill him by taking his heart, when he is foiled by the legal argument that he cannot take anything more than exactly a pound of flesh. If he takes more and Antonio dies, it is murder. Certainly taking seven pounds would be out of bounds! But the number seven does not appear together with the pound of flesh anywhere in the play.
Seven pounds of flesh is not found in the Bible.
The phrase 'seven pounds of flesh' comes from The Merchant of Venice. It was a term meaning, to pay a penance for a wrong one had committed. If a man stole something, his hand was cut off...thus paying his 'seven pounds of flesh'. Ben was paying is penance for killing those people by the giving of his body to those in need. Of course he didn't give some of his body to everyone,Emily Posa= HeartEzra Turner= EyesBen Thomas= One of his lungsHolly= Right half of liverGeorge Ristuccia= KidneyNicholas (the little boy)= Bone marrowConnie= House
The phrase "a pound of flesh" refers to the insistence on exacting what is legally or morally owed, even if it causes harm to the debtor. It is often used to describe someone who demands retribution or repayment without mercy or compassion. The phrase originates from William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice."