What does Portia(the bachelorette) explain to the audience what she was thinking while the price of Morocco and the prince of Arragon were choosing the caskets
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Morocco judges from outside appearances. He learns from the writing on the scroll, “All that glisters is not gold; often have you heard that told.” This befits his character which is insecure and shallow. He exposes his fear that he does not deserve Portia. He considers silver as not good enough for Portia. He settles upon the gold casket thinking that “what many men desire describes Portia.
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Prince of Arragon (I shall refer to him as Arragon only in this discussion) rejects the lead casket immediately because he thinks that it is not beautiful enough to give and risk all his possessions for. “You shall look fairer, ere I give or hazard.” He also rejects the gold casket because “what many men desire — that ‘many’ may be meant by the fool multitude that choose by show.” He says he will not choose what many men desire, because he will not jump with common spirits.
Arragon thus chooses the silver casket, which bears the inscription: “who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.” He is very confident when he makes his choice and says, “I will assume desert,” meaning that he will take what he deserves. He feels that he rightfully deserves Portia. But what he finds in the casket, is a horrible portrait of a sub-normal person.