Bassanio So may the outward shows be least themselves, The world is still deceived with ornament. In law what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil?
1 Where is Bassanio at present? What has he just heard? (3)
2 What are his views about law? (3)
3 What does Bassanio say about cowards soon after? (3)
4 Why does he reject the gold casket? (3)
5 Mention any two traits of Bassanio's character as revealed in this scene? (3)
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What does Bassanio say about cowards soon after?
Bassanio says that like Hercules is brave and he had beard on his face like that coward people show their beard and think themselves brave like Hercules.
Where is Bassanio at present? What has he just heard?
They are present in a public place in Venice. Shylock the moneylender is also present with them. They have gathered there, because Bassanio wanted to borrow three thousand ducats to furnish himself for his trip to Belmont to woo Portia.
Why does he reject the gold casket?
Bassanio rejects the gold casket in Indian terms not because he is a racist or a bigot but because its allurement is too beautiful, too dangerous, too obviously framed in the context of a death's head.
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