Question

why dose portia say i pray you tarry​

Answer 1

Portia is asking Bassanio to wait for some time before he goes on to choose a casket in which their fate is sealed. She fears that if Bassanio chose unwisely, she would lose his company forever. She does not want this to happen.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Portia is at her house in Belmont at this time. She is talking to Bassanio, her suitor.

Portia is asking Bassanio to wait for some time before he goes on to choose a casket in which their fate is sealed. She fears that if Bassanio chose unwisely, she would lose his company forever. She does not want this to happen.