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Blog post #14

Emily Routbort

Dr. Quillin

ELA

01 February 2017

Blog post #14 

Q: In Act 1, we are introduced to the major characters in the play. Which one do you find most interesting and why?
 
        In act 1, scene 2 I found that the most interesting character was Portia.  This is because she was so picky about the person who she was going to marry.  Any girl would be picky about who they were going to marry but she had some interesting reasons as to why she wouldn't marry any of the suitors. Examples are; one of them was too fond of their horse and another was too serious. She also had a weird way of how she was going to choose her husband. That was if they chose the right box. I think that was kind of bizarre because in most old stories women chose their husband by seeing who was the most athletic or stunning. The punishment for not choosing the right box was that the suitors could not marry anyone. I think that Portia was very interesting in a weird way.

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