FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gold, silver, lead
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Teak, mahogany, pine
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Bone, porcelain, clay
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Marble, stone, brick
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Detailed explanation-1: -To win Portia, Bassanio must ignore the gold casket, which bears the inscription, “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire” (II.
Detailed explanation-2: -She is bound by the lottery set forth in her father’s will, which gives potential suitors the chance to choose between three caskets composed of gold, silver and lead. If they choose the right casket – the casket containing Portia’s portrait and a scroll – they win her hand in marriage.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the play of The Merchant of Venice, in Belmont there is a wealthy lady Portia who dead father still decides who her husband should be. There are three caskets; gold, silver and lead and one of them contain an image of Portia. Whoever chooses the correct casket with the image in it will marry Portia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The second suitor, the Duke of Arragon, is rather like the first in that he values surface over substance, so he unwisely plumps for the silver casket. Inside, he finds a picture of a fool holding a scroll. On that scroll is written the following: How much unlike art thou to Portia!
Detailed explanation-5: -On the leaden casket, he reads, “Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath"; on the silver casket, he reads, “Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves"; and on the golden casket, he reads, “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.” Portia informs him that the correct casket contains her picture.