"but though i am a daughter to his blood i am not to his manners " said by jessica in the play merchant of venice what does it means
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It means that Jessica was the daughter of Shylock sharing Shylock 's blood within herself but she was exceptionally different from her father in all respect except her religion..
Jessica was the beautiful daughter of Shylock the money-lender. Unlike her shrewd, miserly and ugly father who hated Christians she was kind, extravagant and in love with a Christian. So she remarked that she was a daughter to Shylock’s blood but not so to his manners.
Explanation:
Shylock was famous for his cunningness, his fox-like look, his miserliness and his acute hatred for Christians. He was greedy for wealth and never indulged in charity or any good deed. He was the most despised usurer in Venice. Jessica, on the other hand, was stark opposite to her father. She had an angelic appearance.
She was ebullient and generous. She was madly in love with a Christian. She led a regal life-style. Thus she was more of a foil to her father. She could not decline her biological lineage to him but by nature she was his opposite. Thus blood related her to Shylock but manners parted her from him.