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The Merchant Of Venice: Theme Of The Nature Of True Love
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Among the various themes presented in the Merchant of Venice the
most important is the nature of true love. The casket plot helps
illustrate the theme. Through a variety of suitors the descriptions of the
caskets, Shakespeare shows the reade .... Middle of Term Paper
... with outward appearance, and not with more important
things such as true love. The Prince of Morocco's superficial nature
shines through even more clearly when it comes time to choose the casket.
He does not want to risk anything, and therefore; he does not choose the
lead casket whose inscription tells the suitor he must give up everything.
The Prince, after looking at the inscription of the gold casket, which read
"'who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire'" (2.7, 37), decides that
what he desires most is the Portia's hand so the gold must be the correct
casket. He insists that the gold casket is the one holding Portia's
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