Question

In Elizabethan England, it was common for money to be a large consideration when
considering whether two people would marry. Which line from Passage 2 reflects this
aspect of Elizabethan culture?

Answer 1

Among the options from "The Merchant of Venice," the one that reflects that fact that it was common for money to be a large consideration when two people would marry in Elizabeth England is:

B. "I do in birth deserve her, and in fortunes," (Line 32)

Who is the speaker of the lines?

• The lines from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" are spoken by the Prince of Morocco, one of Portia's suitors. Portia is a beautiful, intelligent, and wealthy heiress.

Who does line B reveal about Elizabethan England?

• In the line spoken in option B, the Prince of Morocco is saying that he deserves to marry Portia because they are both equally well born and rich.

• Such a statement reveals that, in Elizabethan England, money was a large consideration when it came to marriage. The Prince would not be deserving of Portia had he not been rich enough.

With that in mind, we can choose letter B as the best among the options given.

The options for this question were missing. They are the following:

A. "A golden mind stoops not to shows of dross;" (Line 20)  

B. "I do in birth deserve her, and in fortunes," (Line 32)  

C. "Why, that's the lady; all the world desires her;" (Line 38)  

D. "Being ten times undervalued to tried gold?" (Line 53)

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