Shakespeare used Portia and Viola’s character’s to liberate women from one certain set of characteristic traits by broadening their human characteristic traits through their male disguises. In a sense then, Portia and Viola are liberated “from the confines of the appropriate” (1). Portia and viola are both aware of the social posturing of men...
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Each is very careful to hide her true self. In The Merchant of Venice, Portia devises a scheme to protect her wealth, status and power she has become accustomed to love. She uses trickery to get what she wants in the end which is two gains; protection of her status, wealth and power and she ends up the heroine...
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Merchant of Venice Overview Portia then examines the contract and declares that Shylock is entitled to the pound of Antonio's flesh, but may not draw blood when doing it. Shylock then agrees to Bassanio's money, but Portia explains that he may not go back on his word and that his is guilty of wanting to take someone's life...	2 / 352
The Merchant Of Venice Shylock wants his revenge on the Christians because they treat him like a dog and spit on him. He wants his bond and the one pound of the flesh of Antonio...	2 / 520
Merchant of Venice The moneylender praises her, but Portia then adds that the contract says nothing about shedding blood, so Shylock must cut the flesh without making Antonio bleed or else be arrested for shedding a Christian's blood...	2 / 403
Children's Literature Only at the end is all revealed and Viola’s conflict resolved. If you could combine the characters of Beatrice and Portia, they would equal QEI. In Much Ado…, the strong women are Hero and Beatrice...	2 / 398