Act 2, Scene 7
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Morocco:”Some god direct my judgement! Let me see. I will survey th’ inscriptions back again. What says this leaden casket? ‘Who chooseth me must give hazard all he hath.’ Must give–for what? For lead? Hazard for lead? This casket threatens. Men that hazard all do it in hope of fair advantages. A golden mind stoops not to show of dross. I’ll then nor give nor hazard aught for lead.”
In this scene, Morocco is showing that his personality is self-centered and over confident. He thinks that he deserves the best, and that lead is not valuable enough for him to choose that box. Also, he looks down on anything that isn’t gold or valuable. I think that he is so shallow that he can’t think deep enough about the meaning of each box and he is judging the boxes by their semblance and nothing else.
What can you tell about the type of men Portia attracts? Why does she attract these type of men?