Question

write summary of 'merchant of venice' written by william shakespare from act 2 ,scene 9th.

Answer 1

Once again we are made to return ti Portia's house, where she and her lady in waiting, Nerissa are preparing for the Prince of Arragon. After ascertaining that he understands the conditions, Portia allows him to examine the caskets, he, too, comments upon the inscriptions and decides to open the silver chest, for, having a lively sense of his deserts, he deems himself quite worthy of Portia's hand.But, the lid raised, the over confident suitor discovers the portrait of a blinking idiot, with a slip of paper stating his chances are gone. He too, therefore bids Portia farewell, and she comments, 'Thus hath the candle singed the moth.' while her maid vows it is evident that'Hanging and wiving go by destiny .' It is at this juncture that a servant announces the coming of a Venetian to try his fate. Little suspecting who is to undergo the test this time, Portia idly eonders who this new suitor may be, while her maid secretly hopes Bassanio may appear.

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