Discuss how their love story brought a new dimension in the marchent of venice
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True Love in The Merchant of Venice
Among the various themes presented in the Merchant of Venice the
most important is the nature of true love. The casket plot helps
illustrate the theme. Through a variety of suitors the descriptions of the
caskets, Shakespeare shows the reader how different people view true love.
He also shows what is most important to the suitors and in some cases it is
not true love, but material things and outward appearance.
The first suitor who tries to win Portia's hand is the Prince of
Morocco. When he first arrives in Belmont, the reader can see how arrogant
the prince is, He says, "The best regarded virgins of our clilme/ hath
loved it too..." Prince, having shallow reasoning only wanted to marry Portia because of her
wealth. He leaves, having promised, as all the suitors had, to remain
celibate if he should pick the wrong casket. Portia then awaits the next
suitor who will try to win her hand in marriage.
The Prince of Arragon, the next suitor to try his hand at choosing
the correct casket, is not much better than the previous. As his name
suggests, the Prince is quite arrogant and vain. When he reads the
inscription on the gold casket, he comments that the 'many' men are most
likely those who "...choose by showe..."He says he will not choose
the gold casket because he is not like everyone else; he is better than the
others are. He looks at he inscription on the silver casket: "'who
chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves'" After reading
this he assumes that he deserves the best and chooses the silver casket
Among the various themes presented in the Merchant of Venice the
most important is the nature of true love. The casket plot helps
illustrate the theme. Through a variety of suitors the descriptions of the
caskets, Shakespeare shows the reader how different people view true love.
He also shows what is most important to the suitors and in some cases it is
not true love, but material things and outward appearance.
The first suitor who tries to win Portia's hand is the Prince of
Morocco. When he first arrives in Belmont, the reader can see how arrogant
the prince is, He says, "The best regarded virgins of our clilme/ hath
loved it too..." Prince, having shallow reasoning only wanted to marry Portia because of her
wealth. He leaves, having promised, as all the suitors had, to remain
celibate if he should pick the wrong casket. Portia then awaits the next
suitor who will try to win her hand in marriage.
The Prince of Arragon, the next suitor to try his hand at choosing
the correct casket, is not much better than the previous. As his name
suggests, the Prince is quite arrogant and vain. When he reads the
inscription on the gold casket, he comments that the 'many' men are most
likely those who "...choose by showe..."He says he will not choose
the gold casket because he is not like everyone else; he is better than the
others are. He looks at he inscription on the silver casket: "'who
chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves'" After reading
this he assumes that he deserves the best and chooses the silver casket
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