Draw a character sketch of Arragon taking reference from the play, The Casket Test' in about 100-120 words.
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Explanation:
The first reference to the prince is in Act I, Scene 2, when Portia and Nerissa, her lady in waiting, are discussing Portia's suitors. Each one is individually mentioned by Nerissa, with Portia providing insight into her sentiments about each man. Nerissa refers to the Prince of Arragon as the 'Neapolitan prince.' It is clear Portia does not like him much, as we can read in her comment:
Ay, that's a colt indeed, for he doth nothing but
talk of his horse; and he makes it a great
appropriation to his own good parts, that he can
shoe him himself. I am much afeard my lady his
mother played false with a smith.
Portia seems to believe the prince is obsessed with his horse. He talks about it incessantly and is very proud he can shoe it himself. Portia mocks the prince and says she believes his peculiar behavior could only be because he was most likely the result of an affair between his mother and a blacksmith.
