xxx/ellauri127.html on line 517: He helps Lorenzo abduct Jessica, which almost makes him late for the departure to Belmont. He falls in love with Nerissa, Portia’s lady-in-waiting, who agrees to marry him on condition that Bassanio succeeds in the task of the caskets. He has no compunction about admitting to the mercenary nature of Bassanio’s choice of bride.
xxx/ellauri127.html on line 522: Like Bassanio, he is willing to prefer Antonio’s life to his newly-acquired wife’s. The law-clerk manages to convince him to give his wedding ring as a gift of thanks in return, which leads to some problems on his return to Belmont, as he had sworn to Nerissa that he would never remove it. He gives away that Bassanio has done much the same.
xxx/ellauri127.html on line 524: On it being revealed that Nerissa and the clerk were one and the same, he is much relieved to discover that he has not in fact been cuckolded, and closes the play on a bawdy pun. Nerissa's ring is the sphincter between her legs.
xxx/ellauri127.html on line 529: That my Nerissa shall be sworn on is,
xxx/ellauri127.html on line 535: So sore as keeping safe Nerissa's ring.
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