Question

describe the casket story in your own words(2000 words)​

Answer 1

Answer:

It was a will of Portia’s dead father that his daughter Portia would marry the suitos who chooses the right casket. There were three caskets each with an inscription on its lid. The first casket was of gold with the inscription—who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.’ Another casket was of silver with the inscreption— who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.’ The third casket was of lead with the inscription—who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.’ Well in one of those caskets lay Portia’s portrait. The man who would happen to choose the casket having Portia’s photo should marry Portia.Its Significance : The first significance of the lottery of caskets is that it is a test of character. The choice of a particular casket reveals the mind of the chooser with reference to love. Gold stands for worldly riches which end with death and leads only to miseries. Hence Morocco’s love of gold leads only to death’s head. Silver stands for justice with reference to rewards—To get as much as one deserves. Arragon by choosing the silver casket proves himself to be stupid and gets the portrait of an idiot. Lead stands for the soul which is pale in comparison to gold and silver. The soul is true love as it identifies with all beings. The pursuit of the soul implies peace in the world and heavenly bliss in the next. Hence Bassanio is wise and true lover. Dramatically the lottery of the casket brings to light some traits of Portia’s character as well as those of Bassanio.