There are two plots in The Merchant of Venice, the love plot centered on Bassanio's venture to win Portia and the bond plot centered on Antonio's indebtedness to Shylock. Consider in what ways Portia's subjection to her father's will his institution of the casket choice as the test for winning her love- may be regarded as parallel to Antonio's subjection to Shylock's bond. How does it change the significance of the story to make the love test a matter of obedience to a dead father's will?​