Q.1
Bassanio: Therefore, thou gaudy gold,
Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee,
Nor None of thee thou pale and common drudge
Tween man and man; but thou, meagre lead,
which rather threatenest, than dost promise aught,
They
ney They paleness moves me more than eloquence;
And here choose I; joy be the consequences;
2. What are his reasons for rejecting gold and silver caskets?
3. What makes him opt for the lead casket? How does he feel on
finding Portia's picture in the lead casket?
4. How does Portia presents herself to Bassanio later in the
scene?
5. Who decides to get married after Bassanio succeeds in
winning Portia?
Answers
Answer:
1.Therefore, thou gaudy gold, Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee; Nor none of thee, thou pale and common drudge 'Tween man and man: but thou, thou meagre lead, Which rather threatenest than dost promise aught, Thy paleness moves me more than eloquence; And here choose I; joy be the consequence!”
2. Bassanio rejects the gold casket in Indian terms not because he is a racist or a bigot but because its allurement is too beautiful, too dangerous, too obviously framed in the context of a death's head.
3. He chooses lead because he knows that true worth lies inside, even if the outside doesn't look like much. Bassanio ends up correctly picking the lead casket that holds Portia's portrait inside. Upon opening the casket, Bassanio sees Portia's portrait and is pleasantly surprised.
4. In Portia's speech above comes before Bassanio chooses from the caskets to win her heart, but only if the lead casket is chosen. ... Later, after Bassanio chooses the lead casket winning Portia over as his wife to be married to, she presents to him a ring binding them together.
5.Gratiano and Nerissa decide to get married after Bassanio succeeds in winning Portia. Gratiano has been courting Nerissa all along when Bassanio is busy in making his mind to choose his lucky casket.
Answer:
1. Bassanio refuses gold because he knows that "all that glisters is not gold." He also refuses silver, calling it "common drudge 'tween man and man," as coins are.
2.He chooses lead because he knows that true worth lies inside, even if the outside doesn't look like much. The lead is more like him than like Portia.he feels so happy and surprised
3. Portia present herself to bassanio as a young lawyer.
4. Gratiano and nerrisa decides to get married after bassanio succeeds in winning Portia.
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