Question

What is the real significance of the lottery of the caskets

Answer 1

The significance of the lottery of caskets in Merchant of Venice are as follows:-

• Anyone who truly loved Portia could correctly guess the casket which contained her potrait. Hence the caskets helped in finding true love.
• Anyone who chose the correct(lead) casket had to give hazards for love.So the person who sacrifices for his dear woman is only his truly lover.
• The caskets determined the character of the person who chose it.For instance :-Prince Morocco was over confident and thus he chose gold casket.

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