The reason behind Bassanio’s selection of the lead casket was _____.

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His desire for worldly pleasures

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His wisdom

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His hatred for gold and silver

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His wild guess

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Solution

The correct option is B His wisdom
The reason behind Bassanio’s selection of the lead casket was his wisdom rather than a rich external appearance. Bassanio was able to analyse the contrast between the appearance and reality of an object and understood the in-depth meaning of the song that was suggesting not to be carried away by fancy. In this case, he rejected gold and silver because he was never interested in gaining worldly pleasures.

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