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    Cascet Story

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    The document summarizes two stories from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. The first story is the casket plot, where suitors must choose the correct casket containing Portia's portrait to win her hand. Morocco and Arragon choose incorrectly and lose, while Bassanio correctly selects the lead casket. The second story is the ring plot, where Portia and Nerissa give rings to Bassanio and Gratiano with instructions not to give them to anyone else. Later, Portia poses as the judge to save Antonio, and tricks Bassanio into giving her his ring, revealing at the end that she was the judge.

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    The document summarizes two stories from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. The first story is the casket plot, where suitors must choose the correct casket containing Portia's portrait to win her hand. Morocco and Arragon choose incorrectly and lose, while Bassanio correctly selects the lead casket. The second story is the ring plot, where Portia and Nerissa give rings to Bassanio and Gratiano with instructions not to give them to anyone else. Later, Portia poses as the judge to save Antonio, and tricks Bassanio into giving her his ring, revealing at the end that she was the judge.

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    The document summarizes two stories from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. The first story is the casket plot, where suitors must choose the correct casket containing Portia's portrait to win her hand. Morocco and Arragon choose incorrectly and lose, while Bassanio correctly selects the lead casket. The second story is the ring plot, where Portia and Nerissa give rings to Bassanio and Gratiano with instructions not to give them to anyone else. Later, Portia poses as the judge to save Antonio, and tricks Bassanio into giving her his ring, revealing at the end that she was the judge.

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    Cascet Story

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    The document summarizes two stories from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. The first story is the casket plot, where suitors must choose the correct casket containing Portia's portrait to win her hand. Morocco and Arragon choose incorrectly and lose, while Bassanio correctly selects the lead casket. The second story is the ring plot, where Portia and Nerissa give rings to Bassanio and Gratiano with instructions not to give them to anyone else. Later, Portia poses as the judge to save Antonio, and tricks Bassanio into giving her his ring, revealing at the end that she was the judge.

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    Cascet Story

    The Merchant of Venice is put up by the casket plot. Bassanio wants to marry Portia when the story
    begins. He approaches Antonio and asks for money in order to impress her. Bassanio departs on his
    merry way after Antonio has complied. In the meantime, two suitors have arrived to court Portia. The
    will of Portia's father has been discovered by the Prince of Morroco and the Prince of Arrogan(t). The
    suitors must choose one of three caskets: gold, silver, or lead, according to the rules. If they make the
    proper decision, they will marry Portia. However, if they make the wrong decision, they must leave
    right away and will never be able to woo another woman again.
    Morocco is the first to make a decision. He studies the inscriptions on the caskets and finds the
    inscription on the golden casket to be particularly appealing. "Whoever chooseth me shall acquire what
    many men want," the gold casket promises. He believes that many guys lust after Portia. However, he
    is given a skull as a symbol of his error. The Prince of Arragon is the next to try his luck. He examines
    the gold casket but refuses to be associated with the common man. Instead, he opts for the silver casket
    with the inscription, "Who chooseth me shall receive as much as he deserves." He believes he is
    deserving of Portia, but he is also mistaken. He is called a loser and is given a picture of a fool (in some
    performances, it is a mirror).
    Bassanio finally arrives at the palace. He is immediately drawn to the lead coffin, which reads, "He
    who chooses me must risk everything he has." In beauty, war, religion, and law, Bassanio discovers a
    vice hidden behind a virtue. After that, he applies it to the coffins. He opts for the lead coffin, which
    houses a photograph of Portia that is so stunning that he barely recognises her. Everyone is overjoyed,
    and Portia presents Bassanio with a ring as a symbol of their love, kicking off the ring plot.

    Ring Story

    Knowing about ill luck of Antonio Portia at once asks Bassanio to hurry to help his noble friend. So
    first they are married and then Portia gives him gold to repay the debt twenty times over. Antonio must
    be saved at any cost. As Bassanio and Gratiano leave for Venice Portia and Nerissa give them rings
    with instructions that they should not give the rings to anybody else under any circumstances.In the
    court Portia conducts the case with great skill. She finally succeeds in defeating Shylock and saving the
    life of Antonio. Because of this both Antonio and Bassanio feel deeply obliged to the young judge.
    They wish to make some gift to her in return for the service he has done them. First the judge refuses
    any offer but after a great insistance she asks—Bassanio for the ring he is wearing. Bassanio does not
    agree to give ring as he has promised his wife to keep it safe. Portia leaves Antonio and Bassanio in an
    unhappy mood. Then Antonio as he was much obliged to the judge requests Bassanio to send the ring
    after her. Bassanio agrees and sends the ring. Nerissa also succeeds in persuading Gratiano to give her
    the ring which she had given to him with an oath.When Bassanio and his friends arrive in Belmont
    Nerissa pretends to notice that Gratiano’s wedding ring is missing from his finger. So a quarrel starts
    and she blames Gratiano of not really loving her. Portia also comes to know that the ring given by her
    to Bassanio is also missing. So she also starts quarrelling. The pretended quarrel over two rings
    continues for sometime. Then Antonio intervenes and takes the blame on him. Then Portia returns
    Bassanio’s ring to him and reveals that it was she who had been dressed as a judge and it was Nerissa
    who had been her clerk. Thus the clerk. Thus the mystery of how the rings came into the possession of
    Portia and Nerissa is cleared. Thus the whole plot of the play is connected with the story of rings in
    some way or the other.

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