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![Choosing the Casket from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. In this scene Bassanio faces the challenge left in Portia's father's will. He must pick either the gold, silver, or lead casket Choosing the Casket from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. In this scene Bassanio faces the challenge left in Portia's father's will. He must pick either the gold, silver, or lead casket](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E10J3J/choosing-the-casket-from-the-merchant-of-venice-by-shakespeare-in-this-scene-bassanio-faces-the-challenge-left-in-portias-fathers-will-he-must-pick-either-the-gold-silver-or-lead-casket-and-if-he-chooses-the-one-which-contains-portias-portrait-then-he-will-be-entitled-to-marry-her-bassanio-deliberates-over-which-one-to-choose-and-succeeds-in-picking-the-correct-casket-lead-bassanio-and-portia-are-both-overjoyed-that-they-can-now-marry-the-merchant-of-venice-is-a-16th-century-play-written-by-william-shakespeare-in-which-a-merchant-in-venice-named-antonio-defaults-on-a-large-loan-pr-2E10J3J.jpg)
Choosing the Casket from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. In this scene Bassanio faces the challenge left in Portia's father's will. He must pick either the gold, silver, or lead casket
![London, UK. 25 April 2015. Rachel Pickup as Portia and Daniel Lapaine as Bassanio. William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is performed at Shakespeare's Globe, Globe Theatre, from 23 April - 7 London, UK. 25 April 2015. Rachel Pickup as Portia and Daniel Lapaine as Bassanio. William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is performed at Shakespeare's Globe, Globe Theatre, from 23 April - 7](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EN1G45/london-uk-25-april-2015-rachel-pickup-as-portia-and-daniel-lapaine-EN1G45.jpg)