In merchant of venice act 1 scene 2 what did nerissa say about potias father
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What did Nerissa say about Portia's Father ?
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This scene has taken place in the room of Portia at Belmont. Portia is worried about the casket system. Nerissa tries to comfort her. She says :- Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their death have good inspirations. Therefore the lottery that he hath devised in these three chests of gold, silver, and lead, where of who chooses his meaning chooses you, will no doubt never be chosen by any rightly but one who shall rightly love. Nerissa wants to say that Portia's father is a virtuous man. He is a very wise man. The lottery is devised in three chests : gold, silver and lead. The right one chest will be choosen by someone who truly loves Portia.
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Book : Merchant of Venice
Author : William Shakespeare
Act : 1
Scene : 2
Take place at : Room of Portia, Belmont
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Nicola and Jacopo were two brothers, aged 13 and 12 respectively.
• Their widower father was a well-known singer and was killed in the war against
Germany.
• The war made them homeless and they had no one in the world except their sister
Lucia.
• After the war they were reunited but found their sister suffering from tuberculosis of
the spine.
• The narrator met the boys at the outskirts of Verona and he bought a box of wild berries
from them.
• The narrator found them undertaking different jobs to earn a living.
• The boys polished shoes, sold newspapers, and did many other jobs to earn money.
• They also took the tourists to the places of their interest-to Juliet’s tomb in and around
Verona.
• They were very helpful to the narrator and his driver Luigi as they could buy a packet of
American cigarettes or arrange seats for the opera.
• The narrator was leaving Verona on Monday. He asked if he could do anything for them
before going.
• The younger brother Jacopo asked the narrator if he could drive them to their village
which was 30 miles from Verona.
• The narrator’s driver Luigi had the Sunday off but the narrator drove them himself to
Poleta.
• They leaped out from the car before a large red-roofed villa and promised to come back
within an hour.
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