In The Merchant Of Venice, the following happens - this is a brief outline. ... Bassanio receives a letter off Antonio asking Bassanio to go to Venice to see him before Shylock kills him. ... Before Portia and Bassanio, he receives a letter from Venice sent by Antonio asking for Bassanio to go to the court so that Antonio can "see you at my death," but says that "if your love can't persuade you to come, let not my letter." ... He is not allowed that as there is now a case against him as because he is an "alien" in Venice he can now be killed. ... I believe this has shown Portia's...

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In The Merchant of Venice, Portia is arranged into a marriage by her deceased father. ... In act 2 scene 1 line 15-23 of The Merchant of Venice, Portia says to the Prince of Morocco that she would not marry someone based solely on their appearance. ...

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It is universally understood that humans are not purely good or purely evil, but a combination of the two. An individual cannot be completely good, nor can they be completely bad. Everyone does both right and wrong and are greedy and generous, are able to love and to hate, and are full of revenge an...

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