Question

Shakespeare has no heroes only heroines. In this context bring out the leading traits of character of portia.

Answer 1

Portia is a beautiful heiress from Belmont. She is a paragon among women with Golden hairs .Her Beauty Has attracted suitors from all over the World.
According to the Extract, in the book 'Merchant of venice ' there is no hero But one Heroin that is Portia.
She became the love of Bassanio and Then, saved Antonio from the clutch of Shylock who was going to Take a Pound of flesh from the Part near the heart Of Antonio.

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Answer 2

As, Portia is the most beautiful, intelligent as well as obedient character in the play The Merchant of Venice. Portia has been depicted as an obedient character who obeys to the will of her dead father about her marriage as for the lottery of caskets, devised by her father to choose a husband. As she was the graciest as well as the fairest lady in the world. Although she did not like Prince of Morocco and Arragon, she politely speaks to them and lead them to the casket to choose one. She also was a playful lady as she gives ger opinion for all those six suitors who had came before to woe her. At last of the play we know that when Shylock with the bond came to take a pound of flesh from Antonio's body, Portia in the character of a lawyer, saved Antonio from death by her intellihency.

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