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The Merchant of Venice
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Portia - Young Adult (20-35), Female
About this piece
Portia expresses her unhappiness
Summary
Bassanio, a gentleman from Venice, asks his kinsman and friend Antonio, a Venitian merchant, for a loan so that he can court Portia, a woman from Belmont he has fallen in love with. Antonio can't lend him the money since all he has is tied up in investments so he suggests Bassanio to visit Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. In Belmont Portia expresses her frustrations to her friend Nerissa. She is unhappy since she can't select a husband for herself. Her father has decided to make her suitors select between three chests. Only one contains Portia's portrait and the suitor that picks the right chest will have Portia's hand in marriage. In this monologue, in ACT I, Scene 2, Portia expresses her frustrations for not being able to choose a husband.
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