SCENE VII
[BELMONT. A ROOM IN PORTIA'S HOUSE.]
[FLOURISH OF CORNETS.] ENTER PORTIA WITH [THE PRINCE OF] MOROCCO, AND THEIR TRAINS.
POR.
Go draw aside the curtains and discover the several caskets to this noble Prince.
Now make your choice.
MOR.
The first, of gold, who this inscription bears, "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire;"
The second, silver, which this promise carries, "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves;"
This third, dull bronze, with warning all as blunt, "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath."
How shall I know if I do choose the right?
[BELMONT. A ROOM IN PORTIA'S HOUSE.]
[FLOURISH OF CORNETS.] ENTER PORTIA WITH [THE PRINCE OF] MOROCCO, AND THEIR TRAINS.
POR.
Go draw aside the curtains and discover the several caskets to this noble Prince.
Now make your choice.
MOR.
The first, of gold, who this inscription bears, "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire;"
The second, silver, which this promise carries, "Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves;"
This third, dull bronze, with warning all as blunt, "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath."
How shall I know if I do choose the right?
arete:
you know its still bronze.
york:
You pour on the charm with ol' Portia and get her to tell you with some kind of interpretive dance.