Describe the lottery referred to in the extract. Act I, Scene 2. The Merchant of Venice.
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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.
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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The lottery is devised by Portia's dead Father. There are 3 caskets in total- gold, silver and lead . A beautiful potrait of portia is hidden in any of the caskets from the above mentioned caskets. Whoever chooses the correct casket will get a chance to woo(marry) Portia
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