write about Portia's character in beginning of act 3 scene 1 (15 sentences)
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Portia is a protagonist of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Explanation:
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. If he chooses the right casket, he wins Portia's hand in marriage. If he chooses the incorrect casket, he must leave and never seek another woman in marriage. She is shown to think little of various foreign noblemen of similar rank who are most likely to seek her hand in marriage and still less of two suitors who seem to attempt her father's assigned task. Instead she favors a young but impoverished Venetian noble, Bassanio, who is also a soldier and a scholar. Bassanio goes on to choose the right casket.
Portia( see The imange)
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Portia: I pray you, tarry. Pause a day or two before you hazard, for in choosing wrong I lose your company (3.2. 1-3). ... In Portia's speech above comes before Bassanio chooses from the caskets to win her heart, but only if the lead casket is chosen.
She was compared to the wife of Brutus within the play in Act 1 scene 1 when Bassanio talks to Antonio.
They are joined by Shylock, who accuses them of having helped Jessica escape. The two Venetians proudly take credit for their role in ...