In Act 1, we are introduced to the major characters in the play. Which one do you find most interesting and why?

The person who stood out the most to me in act 1 was Portia. Portia is a woman with various suitors. He dead father's will said she does not have the choice of who she will marry she has to let her suitors choose the correct chest. The fact she does not have control over who she will marry makes her seem kind of helpless but then once she begins talking about characteristics of each suitor she begins to stand out and seem powerful. The way she expressed her feelings towards the suitors seemed to have a lot of attitude behind it. I think that makes Portia interesting because even though she does not have a way to control her fate she is still voicing her opinions. Portia is also a very wealthy woman. Most wealthy people have more power but the fact of the matter is Portia does not have power over who she will marry. So far in the book, she does not seem to have a lot of power but she looks for ways around the rules to make them work for her.