Question

Character sketch of portia

Answer 1

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Portia is one of the most mature and prominent heroine of Shakespeare's play, The merchant of Venice. She is decribed rich, beautiful, intelligent, and a girl with high standards who follows the rules of his father's will and also was in love with Bassanio.

She was bound to marry with the man who could find her portrait and a scroll in one of the three caskets which were made up of gold, silver and lead. There was a condition for the people who would come there and it was that they will never seek to any other women after they lose.

Prince of Morocco and Aragon lose the challenge and get unsuccessful in seeking Portia's hand. Portia wanted to marry Bassanio who was a Venetian noble but couldn't help him as per the will. Later on in the play she also helps in saving life of Bassanio's friend Antonio.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Portia is one of the most mature and prominent heroine of Shakespeare's play, The merchant of Venice. She is decribed rich, beautiful, intelligent, and a girl with high standards who follows the rules of his father's will and also was in love with Bassanio.

She was bound to marry with the man who could find her portrait and a scroll in one of the three caskets which were made up of gold, silver and lead. There was a condition for the people who would come there and it was that they will never seek to any other women after they lose.

Prince of Morocco and Aragon lose the challenge and get unsuccessful in seeking Portia's hand. Portia wanted to marry Bassanio who was a Venetian noble but couldn't help him as per the will. Later on in the play she also helps in saving life of Bassanio's friend Antonio.