Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia is the protagonist of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". A rich, beautiful, and intelligent heiress of Belmont, she is bound by the lottery set forth in her father's will, which gives potential suitors the chance to choose among three caskets. If he chooses the right casket, he wins Portia's hand in marriage. If he chooses the incorrect casket, he must leave and never seek another woman in marriage. She is said to be blonde and has curly hair. As Bassanio says to Antonio in (Act I scene I), she is more beautiful than
S-CRY-ed top three anime series twice during 2001. In 2002, it took the same place in a poll by "Animage". In the "Animage" Anime Grand Prix awards, "s-CRY-ed" took the third place in the series category. The Kazuma character also took second place, being defeated by "Inuyasha"s title character. In a TV Asahi survey of the top hundred shows Japanese fans enjoyed, "s-CRY-ed" took 51st place. In March 2010, Kazuma was ranked nineteenth best male anime character of the 2000s by the Japanese magazine "Newtype". The anime series has received mostly positive reviews by manga and anime publications. DVD Verdict's Mac