Today’s Totally Random Lines
Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.
Prince of Morocco
The Merchant of Venice Act
II, Scene vi, Line 7
This
is the inscription on the second box, the silver one, and the Prince is reading
it. He reads the inscriptions on all the boxes and, of course, chooses the
wrong one. Portia’s picture is in the lead box which has the inscription ‘Who
chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.’ The gold box, the one the prince
chooseth says ‘Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.’
These inscriptions are supposed to test a man’s logic and, more importantly
betray his true character. At least that’s the theory.
The three inscriptions can be pretty thought provoking, if you’re so
inclined. Of course, I can at times be so inclined; probably more so
today than ever.
Why so today, you ask? Today is the first day of my retirement. The proverbial
first day of the rest of my life. It’s got me being very philosophical. And as
you know, I am a philosopher.
But
getting back to the inscriptions, supposedly dear old dad set them up so that
the person who chose the lead box would be deserving of his daughter, and the
estate that went with her. Certainly, of the three, the lead box, and its
inscription make it the hardest, or at least, most unlikely choice of most men.
But there’s got to be more to dad’s theory than just that.
Well, this is something that you can think on; or even better, find someone to
discuss it with. What, you’re thinking that I should discuss it with Mojo? I’m up
early this morning (first day of retirement; remember?) and that little guy is
still in bed. Perchance I’ll bring up the subject of Portia’s boxes with him
later on.
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2 comments:
Did he make the lead box "THE" box because he wanted whoever was deserving of his daughter to be able to look past outer appearances (glitter and gold) and be able to look on the inside into what matters?
I believe that is the case. Yes.
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