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character sketch on nerissa

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Answered by Anonymous
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Nerissa is Portia's lady-in-waiting and a close confidant.She is a smart lady with a sharp tongue and a true sense of humor.Many of her remarks are indeed intended to assist Portia in giving appropriate answers.Portia confides her happiness as well as sorrows to her and trusts her implicitly.

Almost a mirror image of Portia, Nerissa imitates the actions and embraces the values of Portia. Having being a companion to Portia for a long time, Nerissa has developed her mistress' temper and gaiety.She does what Portia does.

She is witty and humorous like her mistress and keeps her mistress in good humour when the latter becomes sad on account of her father's will. Though in her talk,Nerissa is easy and graceful and to the point,yet she can make sharp retorts.Her talk shows worldly wisdom.

Though she is intended to develop Portia's personality,she shines as a distinct personality.
Answered by Brainlystudent250004
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Nerissa is Portia’s lady-in-waiting, verbal sparring partner, and friend. She is a merry wench.
Fully supportive of her mistress in all, she has high hopes that Bassanio will return to Belmont. She agrees to marry Gratiano on condition that Bassanio succeed in the task of the caskets. When this is accomplished, she is quite happy to do so. At his request, she takes care of Jessica when the latter arrives at Belmont. She joins Portia in dressing up as men to save Antonio’s life, playing the part of a law clerk. Hearing Gratiano swear that he’d prefer her dead if that might save Antonio’s life, she is not best pleased, and in return convinces Gratiano to give her (as the law clerk) the ring that she gave him (as herself) which he had sworn never to remove. On his return to Belmont, she rants at him upon hearing it, and manages to twist him around her little finger, swearing that she’s slept with the clerk before doing so with her.
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