The merchant of Venice,scene summary:

portia was to find a new suitor.

portia did not approve of an English man to be her suitor.

Portia’a father had died but still left a list of suitor.

nerissa and portia discussed possible future husbands.

her choices were from a Neapolitan prince, a country palatine, French Lord, baron of England…

on the list of suitors that portias dad had left, bassanio.