Question

compare and contrast between the characters of Portia and Jessica in merchant of Venice ​

Answer 1

Jessica is set on marrying Lorenzo while Portia wants to marry Bassanio. ... Jessica becomes friends with Lancelot, and Portia has Nerissa as her lady-in-waiting. One main difference between both woman is that Jessica is Jewish, and Portia is Christian. Because Jessica is Jewish, she is required to live in the “ghetto”