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Describe the lottery referred to in the extract?

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the lottery referred in the extract is: portia's father had devised a lottery of caskets and he kept her portrait in one of the caskets. her marriage depends on the suitor's choicing the right casket. According to the lottery, each suitor has to choose from amongst the three caskets of gold, silver and lead.

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