You, My Husband, Behind My Back

Let me begin with a quote from the Merchant of Venice:

Scene: Shylock wants a pound of Antonio's flesh, literally, and this is Bassanio's declaration of friendship for Antonio.

Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife
Which is as dear to me as life itself;
But life itself, my wife, and all the world
Are not with me esteemed above thy life.
I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all
Here to this devil [Shylock], to deliver you.

Portia (in disguise as the lawyer Balthasar):
Your wife would give you little thanks for that
If she were by to hear you make that offer.


( Why the hell are you giving us this Shakespearean quote, Jha? )