Monster Essays - The Merchant of Venice: Theme of the Nature of True Love
The Merchant of Venice: Theme of the Nature of True Love
Among the various themes presented in the Merchant of Venice the
most important is the nature of true love. The casket plot helps
illustrate the theme. Through a variety of suitors the descriptions of the
caskets, Shakespeare shows the reader how different people view true love.
He also shows what is most important to the suitors and in some cases it is
not true love, but material things and outward appearance.
The first suitor who tries to win Portia's hand is the Prince of
Morocco. When he first arrives in Belmont, the rea....
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