The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 1. “I pray thee, over-name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them, and according to my description level at my affection.” i. Who is Portia? Answer:- Portia is a protagonist of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. A rich, beautiful, intelligent heiress of Belmont, she is bound by the lottery set forth in her father's will, which gives potential suitors the chance to choose among three caskets. ii. Where do you find this line? Answer:- This line is found from the story The Merchant of Venice. iii. Whom does the speaker say so? Answer:- The speaker said this to Nerissa. iv. What does the speaker wants to mean here? Answer:- What the speaker wants to mean here is that she told to Nerissa to tell the name of the prince one by one and she will describe about them. 2. “ I had rather be married to a death’s-head with a bone in his mouth than to either of these.