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__** Footnotes **__

In the beginning, Portia and Nerissa get ready for Arragon, another suitor. Then, he makes his choice. Portia and Nerissa are visited by their servant who gives them the information that Bassiano is coming to visit Portia.

1) Draw the curtain straight- Pull back the curtains immediately This is saying that Portia and Nerissa are getting ready for their guest. They are preparing their room for Arragon. KG

3) To his election - to make his choice Nerissa is talking to Portia about Arragon coming. They are talking about what will happen when he arrives to her house. She is saying that Arragon will " make his choice" on which casket he will chose. KG

17) Hazard - gamble Portia is saying that those who choose to pick one of the caskets are "gambling" for their chance of getting her to be their wife. Portia says " To these injunctions everyone doth swear that comes to hazard for my worthless self." KG

28) Builds in the weather - builds its nest exposed to the weather This is an example of [|personification]. This is saying that a person needs to work hard for a reward. In the play, it says that "a marlet builds in the weather on the outward wall." This shows hard work. KG

54) Schedule - written scroll When Arragon opens the casket, he comes along a written scroll. This scroll says that he has chosen the wrong casket so Portia cannot be your wife. KG

71) Sped - finshed In the "schedule" that Arragon is reading, it says that he has made the wrong choice on the caskets, so he is finshed. This means that he cannot make another guess at the right casket. KG

92) In April - In England This is an example of a pun. " In April" means that England is very beautiful during a time of the year such as it is in spring time. The messenger is saying that an" ambassador of love" has arrived to see Portia. He is saying that it is her lucky day that someone has come to see her and to choose the right casket. KG