Shylock's Hatred is Innate Not Instigated

 “I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear: would she were hearsed at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin” (III.i.69-71)

Shylock’s desire for revenge is prevalent in that “he would rather have Antonio’s flesh than twenty times the value of the sum That he did owe him” (III.ii.285-287); however, the true cruelty of his character emerges not because of the bond and revenge he desires, but because he wishes death upon his own daughter, his own “flesh and blood.” His desire to see her “hearsed at [his] foot” exemplifies the hatred that anchors his character.  Earlier in the play, this hatred is attributed to the treatment he endures from the Christians; however, after Jessica has escaped, his desire to see her dead illustrates that the hatred of his disposition is not something instigated by others, but rather this hatred is a part of his innate character.