The Quality of Mercy

The Quality of Mercy is a phrase taken from a speech by Portia in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. The speech begins:

The quality of mercy is not strain'd,

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;

It blesseth him that gives and him that takes...

Quality of Mercy or The Quality of Mercy may refer to:

• "A Quality of Mercy", an episode of the science-fiction television series Twilight Zone
• "Quality of Mercy" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the science-fiction television series The Outer Limits
• "The Quality of Mercy" (Babylon 5), an episode of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5
• "The Quality of Mercy" (Early Edition, an episode of the television series Early Edition first aired on April 25, 1998
• The Quality of Mercy (book), the title of several different books
• The Quality of Mercy (film), a 1994 Austrian film known as Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
• The Quality of Mercy (2002 film), starring Mary-Louise Parker
• The Quality of Mercy, a 2005 album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
• The Quality of Mercy is not Strnen, a 1979 album by The Mekons