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Greed In Prince Of Arragon And Bassanio From Venice

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The Prince of Morocco, Prince of Arragon and Bassanio from Venice, reveal their character traits of greed, pride and wisdom through their casket choice.
The Prince of Morocco reveals his greed through his choice of the gold casket. When the Prince of Morocco arrives he has no desire to marry Portia, instead, he mentions the other virgins who adore him and how his dark skin is loved by many. The Prince hopes that Portia will not use his skin colour against him and choose another suitor. He is also against that he has to choose the right casket to marry Portia; he would rather fight someone to prove his love. He is proud of his virility. When choosing his casket, the Prince of Morocco first focuses on the inscription of the gold casket, saying that the man who chooses the casket will get what all men desire. The Prince of Morocco knows that every man desires Portia but only he should have her. When the Prince reads the inscription on the lead casket that reads, the man who chooses this must risk all he has, the Prince thinks that it would be foolish to risk all he has for the lead. He doesn’t choose the silver casket that states that the person will get that they deserve, by ranking he …show more content…

The Prince of Arragon does not choose the lead casket because its appearance is not worth the risk. He doesn’t choose the gold casket because it is the one that many regular, foolish suitors must have chosen. Following the basic population and choosing a casket based on its exterior would be degrading. He compares the losing suitors to martin birds, birds who unwisely decide to place their nests outside of a protecting wall, exposing their nests to harsh weather. The Prince then chooses the silver casket because it will give him what he deserves. If he focuses on his wealth and hierarchy he is the suitor that deserves Portia since they are at the same rank. The Prince will get what he

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