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please answers this questions right merchant of Venice act 1 secne 2 .
QUESTIONS:
1.WHERE ARE THE SPEAKERS INTRODUCE THEM SEPARATELY.
2.HOW DOES THE SECNE OPEN WHAT SIMILARATY CAN BE FOUND WITH ITS OPENING WITH TAHT OF PREVUOUS ONE.
3.WHAT HAS NERISA JUST
UTTERED TO MAKE PORTIA COMMENT SO.
4.WHAT DO THE REMARKS OF BOTH THE LADIES IN THE EXTRACT MEAN
5.WHAT IS PORTIA MAIN GRIEVEANCE THAT SHE MENTION TO NERISSA IN THIS SCENE.
Answers
Answer 1: The speakers are in a hall of Portia’s palace in Belmont.
The first speaker is Portia, the rich mistress of an estate and a virtuous lady who is no less than Portia the Cato’s daughter and Brutus’ wife. She is an ideal combination of intellect and romance. The suitors from all over the world want to win her as their wife but she loves Bassanio. She can choose her husband only according to the lottery designed by her father. She is generous lady who is essentially feminine.The second speaker is Nerissa who is a close confident of Portia. She is a lady-in-waiting. She is a lady with a sharp tongue and has a true sense of humor. She makes an excellent foil for Portia. She is happy in Portia’s happiness and feels distressed when Portia is troubled.
Answer 2: This scene opens with a note of melancholy.
Portia’s feeling of ‘weariness’ links up the scene with the previous scene where in a similar way Antonio complains of sadness. However Portia’s sadness is that of a young vivacious girl who wants to get married to a man of her own choice but is hampered by the will of her dead father while there specific reason given for Antonio’s sadness. The previous scene introduced us to two min characters Antonio and Bassanio while this scene introduces us to the heroine of the play.
Answer 3: On responding to Portia’s complaint of being weary of the world, Nerissa had said that if Portia had miseries as abundant as her good fortunes were, she would not have been weary of this world. Those who have excess of anything suffer as much as those who have nothing. Hence middle position is the only happy position. It is no small happiness to be removed from wealth and poverty. Those who have too much of the good things of the world are likely to become prematurely old because they indulge in them in excess. But those who have moderate wealth and just enough are likely to live longer and have a happier life. This utterance of Nerissa made Portia comment so.
Answer 4: When Portia remarked that Nerissa had expressed her sentiments excellently, Nerissa commented that the worth of her maxims can only be gained if they were put into practice.
Answer 5: Portia replies that in fact she's frustrated by her total lack of control over her romantic situation. Portia and Nerissa discuss this situation: Portia's dead father specified in his will that she couldn't choose her own husband.i don't have the last answer i have only this much.
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