why does the prince of morocco reject the lead and silver casket?
MERCHANT OF VENICE ACT2 SC 7..NO SPAMMING PLZ..
Answers
The Prince of Morocco, who chooses the golden casket, assumes that this casket represents Portia
wealth, which many men would desire. It shows that his reason for courting Portia was her
money. He is greedy at heart, and does not really care about Portia. Portia’s father
anticipated this, and when the prince opened the casket, a portrait of death gazed at him.
Money is the prize that many men seek, which often leads to death, stated in the quotation:
“Many a man his life hath sold but my outside to behold; gilded tombs do worms infold”
This shows how greedy men often sacrifice their lives for wealth, to discover the wealth is not
their ultimate concern. The Prince of Morocco was greedy in choosing the gold coffin, and
this was his flaw that prevented him from marrying Portia.
Explanation:
Morocco finally chooses golden casket. To him, lead is too ordinary a metal to contain the picture of someone as beautiful as Portia. He believes that he is a golden mind, and he would not stoop to hazard all he has for such a worthless substance.