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...erefore, Bassanio can still marry Portia, pay back Shylock and also Portia could not dress up as a lawyer and trick Shylock into giving Antonio all his riches instead of harming him. In this scene, Portia shows little interest in Arragon as she does not attempt to make conversation and rushes him in his decision of which casket to choose. she is also trying to be modest in contrast to him which shows two sides of her personality. Arragon tries to impress Portia, with little results, by explaining each clue's meaning in a philosophical way, but he is hoping fate will lead him to the right casket. He thinks the gold casket is what the common men ("barbarous multitudes") would choose, as they usually judge people on appearance. He believes the silver casket is the right choice as he thinks Portia is what he deser...