Question

MERCHANT OF VENICE....
Nerissa
Your father was ever virtuous: and holy men at
their death have good inspiration; therefore, the
lottery, that he has devised in these three chests
of gold, silver, and lead - will, no doubt, never
be chosen by any rightly but one who shall rightly
love.
Q.1- What are the terms of lottery referred to in the above extract? who devised it?

Answer 1

the lottery referred in the extract is father had devised a lottery of caskets and he kept her portrait in one of the caskets. her marriage depends on the suitor's choicing the right casket. According to the lottery, each suitor has to choose from amongst the three caskets of gold, silver and lead.