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who was Portia ? why was bassanio hopeful of winning her over for her love ?

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Answered by sathiyasenthil121985
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Portia is a protagonist of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A rich, beautiful, 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

Answered by Anonymous
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Bassanio mentions that he could see from the looks that Portia gave him that she was attracted to him. She gave him 'fair speechless' messages from her eyes. This obviously encouraged the young would-be suitor, for he felt that he had an advantage

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