Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The Nature of Contracts in The Merchant of Venice Essays -- Merchant o
The Nature of Contracts in The Merchant of Venice      In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice there are two major contract’s made, a contract is any promise or set of promises made by one party to another for the breach of which the law provides a remedy. The promise or promises may be express (either written or oral) or may be implied from circumstances. The first contract in the play that I discovered is one between Portia and her father. Nerissa telling Portia :      â€Å"Your father was ever virtuous; and holy men at their      death have good inspirations: therefore the lottery,      that he hath devised in these three chests of gold,      silver and lead, whereof who chooses his meaning      chooses you, will, no doubt, never be chosen by any      rightly but one who shall rightly love. But what      warmth is there in your affection towards any of      these princely suitors that are already come?†     (Act i. scene i. 121-768) The nature of the contract between Portia and her father is as follows, Portia’s father state’s that all suitors must first select on of three caskets in order to marry her. The caskets are made of gold, silver, and base lead, all containing different messages. Only one of the three caske... The Nature of Contracts in The Merchant of Venice Essays -- Merchant o The Nature of Contracts in The Merchant of Venice      In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice there are two major contract’s made, a contract is any promise or set of promises made by one party to another for the breach of which the law provides a remedy. The promise or promises may be express (either written or oral) or may be implied from circumstances. The first contract in the play that I discovered is one between Portia and her father. Nerissa telling Portia :      â€Å"Your father was ever virtuous; and holy men at their      death have good inspirations: therefore the lottery,      that he hath devised in these three chests of gold,      silver and lead, whereof who chooses his meaning      chooses you, will, no doubt, never be chosen by any      rightly but one who shall rightly love. But what      warmth is there in your affection towards any of      these princely suitors that are already come?†     (Act i. scene i. 121-768) The nature of the contract between Portia and her father is as follows, Portia’s father state’s that all suitors must first select on of three caskets in order to marry her. The caskets are made of gold, silver, and base lead, all containing different messages. Only one of the three caske...
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