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Explanation:
- If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed?
- if you tickle us, do we not laugh?
- if you poison us, do we not die?
- and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?". - (Act III, scene I
Shylock is saying that whatever response you have to what happens to you, Jews have the same response
It could be both, maybe they hurt themselves because they want to call some attention or it could also be their way to feel better with themselves
