Question

With whom is the Prince of Morocco contrasted? What response doesPortia

show

for the Prince of Morocco?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Morocco already in conversation. It appears that the Prince has been doing most of the talking, but Portia doesn't seem to mind. He's a gregarious, straightforward kind of man: honest and friendly in his own condescending princely way.

As Portia and the Prince enter the scene, the Prince is talking at considerable length about the color of his skin.

When the Prince stops talking, Portia responds, ignoring his comments about his skin color. Portia says, basically, that whether she likes the color of his skin is pretty much irrelevant because whether or not she likes him is pretty much irrelevant: her father's wishes are that the casket test will decide her marriage partner.

Portia tries to let him down easy by adding that he's the best looking guy she's seen so far for the casket test: