Question

what are the caskets mention in the paragraph? How Portia's future is related to this .( act 2 scene 1 )​

Answer 1

Answer:

Portia's father devised the lottery involving three caskets in The Merchant of Venice to protect his daughter from marrying a superficial man seeking her for her wealth and beauty and ensure that a worthy suitor would win her hand in marriage. The lottery was devised to expose and exclude greedy, materialistic men. Portia's father knew that many eligible bachelors would seek his daughter's hand and designed the lottery to test their values.