Summary Act 2
SCENE 1 - Act 2 begins in Belmont at Portia's house with the Prince of Morocco, Portia, Nerissa, and others in attendance. Morocco shows pride in his complexion, and requests that Portia approve of his offer of marriage. Portia replies that the choice is not her but the man must choose the correct box. The Prince is happy to take that chance, even after Portia warns him that if he chooses incorrectly he must never ask for another women's hand in marriage again. SCENE 2 -This scene takes us back to a street on Venice. Present are Launcelot, Shylock's servant and then old Gobbo enters the scene. The scene opens with Launcelot trying to decide if he should run away from his master Shylock. His conscience tells him to stay while his "fiend" side tells him to run. He decides to run because Sh
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