Question

Why was Portia bound to listen to her father's choice of casket?​

Answer 1

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because Nerissa her waitress advised that her father was a holy man of that time.. and she told that one who truly loves Portia will able to open the casket and her father was right in taking the decision of the lottery of casket..also Portia used to respect her father's all decisions

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Answer 2

Answer:

Portia's father devised the lottery involving three caskets in The Merchant of Venice to protect his daughter from marrying a superficial man seeking her for her wealth and beauty and ensure that a worthy suitor would win her hand in marriage. The lottery was devised to expose and exclude greedy, materialistic men.

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