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Merchant of Venice Chapter 2

Portia was a wealthy young woman who was unhappy because her deceased father's will prevented her from choosing her own husband, instead requiring suitors to choose correctly from three boxes. Her father devised this test in an attempt to help Portia find a suitable match even after his death, though previous suitors were deemed unsuitable for various reasons like excessive drinking or lack of personality. Portia hoped the next suitor, Bassanio, would be brave, interesting and court her successfully.

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Merchant of Venice Chapter 2

Portia was a wealthy young woman who was unhappy because her deceased father's will prevented her from choosing her own husband, instead requiring suitors to choose correctly from three boxes. Her father devised this test in an attempt to help Portia find a suitable match even after his death, though previous suitors were deemed unsuitable for various reasons like excessive drinking or lack of personality. Portia hoped the next suitor, Bassanio, would be brave, interesting and court her successfully.

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The Merchant of Venice.ch.

Answer the following questions:

1-Who was Portia What do you know about her?

She was young , beautiful and rich lady. She wasn’t married. Portia was
unhappy and tired.

2- Why was Portia unhappy?

She was unhappy because she wanted a husband but her father’s will
stopped her from choosing one that she liked or refusing one that she didn’t
like.

3- Portia ‘s father was a wise man , he tried to help her to choose


the right husband even after his death. Explain

Her father had arranged a guessing game for men who came to court her.
There were three boxes and the right suitor should understand the meaning
of the three boxes and choose the correct one. If he did so , he would marry
her.

4- Portia didn’t like any of the previous suitors . They weren’t


suitable for her. Discuss

As the first was talking about cats all the time nothing else ..the second was
always sad or angry….the third didn’t have his own way of thinking like
having twenty husbands…. also one of her suitors was drunk all the time.

5- What was Portia’s opinion on Bassanio?

She thought he was brave , interesting and handsome. She hoped he would
court her.

6- Not another one….Comment.

Portia said these word When she was tired of her suitors . She thought her
father had given her a very difficult problem.

Complete the following sentences:

1- Portia was unhappy because of her father’s will which stopped her
from choosing a husband.
2- Her father had arranged a kind of guessing game for the suitors.
They should choose the correct box.

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