Question

Compare and contrast bassanio deliberation over the three casket with those of his rivals.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

• The trial designed by Portia's late father allows suitors who wish to have his fair daughter's hand in matrimony to select a casket from three caskets made from different materials; gold, silver, and lead.
• Bassanio, who loved Portia dearly was in a lot of debt, and thus it was assumed that he would select a casket made from the most precious material, that is gold.
• However, Portia's love had driven in Bassanio a sense of maturity and level-headedness, thus, allowing him to select the casket made out of the lead