Chapter 4 Act II Scene I Belmont.A room in Portia's house

Trumpets play coloratura.The Prince of Morocco with his attendants; enter PORTIA, NERISSA, and Servants. Prince of Morocco hate me not because of my color; I am the neighbor of the sun, and this black uniform I have is the gift of its flame.Find me the fairest and fairest person in the extreme north where there is no sunshine and icebergs and snow pillars all year round. Let us test our love for you and see if it is his blood red or mine.I tell you, madam, that my looks have frightened the gallant hearts; By my love, the most honorable maidens in our country have been love-sick for it.I would not change my colour, save to please you, my gentle queen!

Portia Tells the matter of choice, I don't trust only a pair of discerning girl's eyes; And my fate is decided by lot, and I have no right to choose at will; But if my father hadn't used his foresight Bind me to the man who wins me in the way he prescribes, then you, prince of renown, you look no better in my mind than the courts I have seen What's the difference. PRINCIPAL OF MOROCCO Your kindness alone has made me very grateful; so show me those caskets, and try my fortune.I swear by this sword that once slashed the king of Persia and beheaded a Persian prince who defeated Sultan Suleiman three times, I will scare off the most ferocious men in the world with my eyes, and compete with the most valiant warriors in the world. The mother bear snatches her suckling cub from her breast; When a hungry lion growls and preys, I'll tease and insult him, To win your favor, miss.But alas!Even a great hero like Hercules, if he played dice with his servant, perhaps his luck was not as good as that of a lowly man-and Hercules finally gave away in the hands of his servant. Life ④.I am now following the command of blind fate, and maybe I will finally be disappointed in the end. I watched a person who is not as good as me take my beloved away, and I died in sorrow.

PORTIA You must trust your fate, or give up trying to choose, or, before you choose, make a vow, If you choose wrongly, Never propose to any woman for life; so please think about it. PRINCE OF MOROCCO My mind is decided, no more; come, take me to try my luck. PORTIA Go to church first; After dinner, you may try your fortune. Hi Prince of Morocco, success or failure, in one fell swoop!It is precisely that a strong man has no color if he does not return with a beauty. (Trumpets played; Exit.)