Portia (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Portia's home location
Portia's home location
Belmont
Test suitors must pass to marry Portia
Test suitors must pass to marry Portia
Choose the correct casket from three
Three key traits of Portia's character
Three key traits of Portia's character
Intelligence, sharp wit, resourcefulness
Purpose of the casket test
Purpose of the casket test
Test if suitors value her qualities over wealth
Who Portia marries
Who Portia marries
Bassanio
Debt Portia offers to pay
Debt Portia offers to pay
Antonio's debt to Shylock
Name Portia uses in disguise
Name Portia uses in disguise
Balthazar
Portia's disguised profession
Portia's disguised profession
Young male lawyer
Topic of Portia's famous speech as Balthazar
Topic of Portia's famous speech as Balthazar
Mercy
What the ring Portia gives Bassanio tests
What the ring Portia gives Bassanio tests
Loyalty and trust
Three major themes Portia influences
Three major themes Portia influences
Mercy, justice, women's societal roles
Portia's legal strategy at trial
Portia's legal strategy at trial
Turns the law against Shylock
Portia's character development arc
Portia's character development arc
Constrained heiress to influential figure