Question

what aspect of portia ' s character is brought out in the speech but this reasoning is not ..... I cannot choose one , nor refuse none

Answer 1

Answer:

Portia is bound by her father's will and she couldn't marry a person based on her choice.she had to abide by her father's will and she had to marry the one who chooses the right casket. The aspect of her character which is portrayed here is her loyalty to her dead father and she serves a foil to Jessica who disobeyed her father and ran away with her lover Lorenzo.