explain the theme of appearance versus reality in merchant of Venice act 2 scene 9.
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The theme of appearance versus reality is revealed in The Merchant of Venice primarily through the way Portia and Nerissa disguise themselves as men so that Portia can defend Antonio in court. The two women also play on the slippage between appearance and reality to compel Bassanio and Graziano to give them the rings the two men promised never to part with. Finally, Shakespeare shows that appearances can be deceiving when Antonio's "lost" ships all arrive at port.
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