Question

Discribe the casket scene of the drama The Merchant of Venice?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Casket Scene in The Merchant of Venice. ... To win Portia, Bassanio must ignore the gold casket, which bears the inscription, “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire” (II. vii. 5), and the silver casket, which says, “Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves” (II.

Answer 2

ANSWER:

• Their Mottoes :

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 inscription— 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.

• ption— 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—