who is portia ? how does she dress herself when she enters the court?
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Portia was the rich heiress of Belmont who had been instructed by her father that the one who could choose the correct casket from the three containing her portrait can only marry her.
She dressed herself as a man and behaved like a man .
She dressed herself as Balthazar , the lawyer and came to the Court that Doctor Bellario had sent him ( her ).
Ans Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia is the protagonist of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A rich, beautiful, and intelligent heiress of Belmont, she is bound by the lottery set forth in her father's will, which gives potential suitors the chance to choose among three caskets.
Portia was disguised as a lawyer who came to defend Antonio during his trial in Venice. She had heard from Bassanio, who at that point had won her hand by choosing the correct casket, that his friend, the sea - merchant, Antonio was in dire straits and feared for his life at the hands of the moneylender, Shylock.
She dressed herself as a man and behaved like a man .
She dressed herself as Balthazar , the lawyer and came to the Court that Doctor Bellario had sent him ( her ).