According to the Prince of Morocco, a character in the Shakespeare’s play of ‘The Merchant of Venice’, people or creatures born in the north are fair in color or fair-skinned because the sun does not shine bright enough to thaw the snow or the icicles.
He SAYS this to Portia in comparison with his own dark-colored skin.
He further emphasizes that the blood color would be the same for both fair and dark colored people; HOWEVER, reiterates that he would have a brighterRED colored blood because of his bravery.