Look at the circumstances under which bassano has come to count portia. Is he the type of man portia's father would have chosen for her? Does he have an unfair advantage in her hint?

Bassanio is what some today would call a gold digger. Although he is helped along in his choice of caskets by the hints provided by Portia, his situation fits the inscription on the lead casket"Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath" (II.ix..21)and he might have chosen correctly on his own since he must know he is indeed hazarding all. His fortune-hunting intentions do not seem likely to provide a good foundation for a lasting relationship with Portia. Still, it becomes obvious that the two are genuinely in love with each other. The acute anticipation they experience before Bassanio's trial with the caskets and their impassioned exchanges after he has chosen successfully are reminiscent of the breathless and intense love demonstrated by Romeo and Juliet at their first meeting.