Imagine yourself to be a servant in the house of Portia of Belmont. You were present when all
the three caskets were opened at different times by different suitors. Narrate them briefly and
describe the importance of the caskets and write your opinion about the three suitors.
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Explanation:
The Prince of Arragon arrives at Belmont to try his luck selecting the right casket, but not before making a vow to Portia that he will follow her father's standards. First, he agrees never to tell which casket he chose; second, he swears never to court another woman; and third, he promises to leave Belmont right once if he doesn't select the casket containing her photo.
He immediately rejects the lead coffin after reading the inscriptions because he feels that it is not attractive enough to give up and risk all of his things for. Additionally, he declines the gold coffin out of concern that "what many men desire" might elevate him to the same status as "the barbarous multitudes." Thus, he decides to use the silver case bearing the inscription, "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves." Arragon reviews his worth and decides that he "will assume desert" — that is, he feels that he rightfully deserves Portia. When he opens the silver casket, he finds within "the portrait of a blinking idiot" — a picture of a fool's head.
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As a servant in the house of Portia of Belmont, I was present when all three caskets were opened by the suitors who came to seek Portia's hand in marriage. The three caskets were made of gold, silver and lead respectively, each with a different inscription on it.
Explanation:
The first suitor, the Prince of Morocco, chose the gold casket. The inscription on the casket read "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire." However, the Prince found a fool's head with a fool's cap and bells inside the casket, symbolizing that he had chosen the wrong casket. He was not the one Portia had chosen.
The second suitor, the Prince of Arragon, also chose the silver casket. The inscription on the casket read "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves." Inside the casket, the Prince found a fool's bauble, a fool's bauble being a ball or toy that fools play with. This again symbolized that he had chosen the wrong casket and he was not the one Portia had chosen.
The third suitor, Bassanio, chose the lead casket. The inscription on the casket read "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves." Inside the casket, Bassanio found a portrait of Portia and a scroll that read "You that choose not by the view, chance as fair and choose as true." This inscription showed that Bassan.
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