THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
2.5 Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
Portia: How all the other passions fleet to air,
As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair,
And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy!
O love, be moderate; allay thy ecstasy:
In measure rain thy joy: scant this excess!
I feel too much thy blessing; make it less,
For fear I surfeit.
1. Explain the condition of the mind of Portia.
2. What was the choice of Bassanio? Why did he choose that?
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1.Rash-embraced amd shuddering in fear and green eye jealousy.
2.sorry
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1.in attached picture.
2. Bassanio chose the leaden casket.
He chose the leaden caskte because he was not moved by the outer aur deceiving appearances of the golden and silver casket. He was attracted more by the words written on the lead casket than that of the eloquent speeches written on the other two caskets
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