Portia

The casket plot consists of many suitors coming to Belmont to pick – between three caskets – the correct casket. The suitor who picks the correct one gets to marry Portia and inherits all of her father’s money. Out of the many suitors, the behaviour of Morocco, Arragon and Bassanio greatly affects the resolution of the plot. Morocco feels that he is the greatest of all suitors due to his ‘manliness and bravery’. “I…

Within The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare suggests that it is straightforward to fool people by putting on a façade, such as when Portia and Nerissa fool the court into thinking they are men; a scene in which the absurdity is emphasised through dramatic irony. Shakespeare also portrays this through Antonio and his near downfall at Shylock’s hands. Antonio exclaims ‘o what a goodly…

kinship between Portia and her unnamed father reveal the significance of the responsibility of risk by presenting dramatic significance. Portia is a character that reveals this function through the lottery of the caskets. During the rising action of the play, Nerissa explains to Portia that, “Therefore the lott’ry that hee hath devised in these three chests of / gold, silver, and lead, whereof who chooses his meaning chooses you.” (1.2.28-31) Nerissa’s explanation reveals that Portia is…

“I like not fair terms and a villains mind”-William Shakespeare. In the play Merchant by William Shakespeare, Bassanio, a young Venetian merchant, seeks to borrow three thousand ducats to win over Portia, a wealthy woman. Bassanio turns to Antonio, whom is a longtime friend as well as a wealthy merchant. Although Antonio does not have the money on deck for Bassanio to borrow because Antonio’s ships are already at sea, Antonio allows Bassanio to borrow money as credit under Antonio’s name. As…

Imagining Morocco’s words spoken aloud brings a curious sense of exoticism. From abroad, the Prince traveled to win fair Portia. And this copious ground covered on his trip forms a chasm of misunderstanding between the two. In this particular incident, Morocco’s style of speaking appears alien to the reader, who has yet to even hear it spoken. During the actual play, an adept actor animates the character, bringing accent and intonation to life, and adding further eccentricity to Morocco. In…

When working on Portia my instinct was initially fire and I’m happy to say that my instinct was right. Portia’s journey in Julius Caesar led me to believe that she was in fact fire. In an intense proclamation of love for her husband, Brutus, Portia stabs herself in the leg. Act 2 Scene 1, “I have made strong proof of my constancy, Giving myself a voluntary wound Here, in the thigh: can I bear it with patience, And not my husband’s secrets?” In this case Portia chooses action into order to prove…

notifying him of his missing vessels and Shylock’s fortitude to receive what is owed to him from the loan agreement. The marriage between Bassanio and Portia did take place before his return to Venice. Upon his return, he had a hard time locating Antonio. In fear, Portia masked herself as a male attorney and reaches Venice to dispute the case. Portia informs Mr. Shylock if you so choose to collect the flesh that is within the contract, also if there is any bloodshed, his possessions would be…

proceeding is almost darkly comical. Portia speaks of mercy and yet shows none, in defense of a man who earlier showed no mercy yet later feigned innocence. On that account, Antonio had earlier spat upon Shylock, and called him any number of names and slurs. Shylock 's near moment of revenge, then abrupt fall from power mark the height of the hypocrisy of the characters who would be traditionally associated with Christian values, by virtue of their religion. Portia 's speech, in which she…

shows no mercy on Antonio, the Duke is forced to let Shylock take a pound of Antonio 's flesh. Just as Shylock is about to kill Antonio, Portia discovers a loophole. She reminds Shylock that the bond does not allow any blood loss, and it must be exactly a pound of flesh, no more, no less. Shylock is forced to spare Antonio in the fear of being imprisoned. Portia then states that because Shylock attempted to kill Antonio, he will be forced to give up half of his fortune because the laws of Venice…

and Portia, the heiress from Belmont. Bassanio attains some finance in the form of loan from his friend, Antonio that he utilizes to pursue Portia. On the other hand, the merchant, Antonio takes such loan on behalf of Bassanio from Shylock. An agreement made between Antonio and Shylock Antonio requires that the lender of the cash is guaranteed Antonio’s pound of flesh when such money given out is never promptly paid. In an attempt to implement the bond, Shylock moves to court to face Portia.…