Online Lesson 12

Step 2: One thing similar about the three casket scenes were what drove the choosers to choose what they did which is what the choosers expected of themselves.

For the Prince of Morocco, he chose the gold casket because he expected himself to get Portia and since the inscription on the gold casket wrote “He who chooses me will get what many men want” he chose the gold casket as Portia is as much as he wants and he expected himself to be the only one who is going to get Portia.

Then, the Prince of Arragon picked the silver casket. The Prince of Arragon expected that he would not be so lucky as to get “what many men want” and so decided to go with the one nicely put where one gets what he deserves, no more no less, the silver casket.

Lastly, it was Bassanio who chose the lead casket. Bassanio chose the lead casket as he was humble; he did not expect his standards to be of a Prince, just a normal citizen. And like the lead casket, he does not have as much accessories to make himself look royal, the lead casket does not have much decorations.

Step 3: I sat at my desk as still as a hunting tiger, waiting for my test paper to be given to me. As soon as Mrs. Tan placed the test sheet on my desk, I grab it like a tiger prowling on its prey. I flipped it to the front immediately as soon as I got grip of it. My eyes sunk deep into my head, I was so shocked that I could get an A2. However, after I realised that I was only 1 mark away from an A1, I flipped through every pages, scrutinising on every small details, hoping to find that 1 mark, but to no avail. I still had the urge to get that 1 mark, then I spotted a very minor mistake I made, I slapped myself on the forehead, “Why could I have done that mistake?!”

As all my classmate gathered around Mrs. Tan to ask questions, I saw the chance to change my answer. However, when I saw that there were many others who did worse than me, I felt very guilty as even those who did worse did not cheat so why should I. But when I saw the people who got A1 I was very jealous, I wanted to be like them, moreover this A1 grade could pull my grades up. I just could not decide which direction to choose. When Mrs. Tan called for last changes, I wanted to edit the word, but hesitated when I saw Mrs. Tan. Mrs. Tan was a teacher I respected and I would mean going against her teachings to cheat, then would I still be worthy of being her student? I put down my pen and waited for further instructions to return the paper back to Mrs. Tan.