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compare the character sketch of portia and Jessica.

Answer 1

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There are many similarities and differences between Portia and Jessica. For starters, they are both of the same gender. Back during the Shakespearean time, sexism was very common. So they were both treated equally amongst society for being women. Portia and Jessica both struggle with romance in the play. Jessica, a jewish girl, has fallen in love with a Christian. Portia, a Christian woman, has no control over who she will have to marry, and love, for the rest of her life. Jessica hates her father for being so cruel, and not understanding. She eventually runs away from home. Portia does not hate her father, but he has passed away. His decisions in his will contributes to Portia struggles with her romance. Another similarity between Portia and Jessica is that they both only have one man in their mind. Jessica is set on marrying Lorenzo while Portia wants to marry Bassanio. Both, Jessica and Portia, have close friendships in the play as well. 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”. Jessica lives in Belmont while Portia lives in Venice. Portia comes from a much better financial background than what Jessica does. Portia is incredibly wealthy. Jessica has much more rebbellion than what Portia does. She even gives away her mother’s ring in trade of a monkey. Jesssica esca[es her father’s control by running away, and eloping, with Lorenzo. Portia on the other hand has a much more responsible character than Jessica. Although, her father is dead she still follows her oath that she made based upon her father’s will.

Answer 2

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Shakespeare endows both Portia and Jessica with the traits that break norms of the society in the contemporary Elizabethan society. Both of them are bold and dare to exercise their own will in matters of importance. Both cross-dress to signify freedom they like to exercise. However, they differ from one another in many aspects. Jessica is a Jew and hence Shakespeare portrays her as a controlled character with low self-esteem. She converted herself from a Jew into a Christian through her marriage to Lorenzo. Jessica's discontent with her house and her father was clearly evident when she exclaims that her `house is hell' and looks upon Lorenzo to save her enabling her to become a Christian and thereby enhance herself and her living conditions. Unlike Portia, Jessica disempowered her father by stealing and distorting his hopes by escaping with a Christian. Shakespeare has conveyed Jessica as a much more submissive character which becomes evident greatly through her marriage scene. The fact that Jessica appears with `page's suit she hath in readiness' emphasizes that she is disguised as a servant. This also implies that she will not be given the opportunity to exert a significant amount of influence. 

Portia has been clearly evident as an instrumental character to the play's development as a result of her greatness, high self-esteem, abilities, intelligence and manipulative power. Shakespeare draws our attention to Portia's masculine integrity through her ability to govern the drama and dominate the scene. Shakespeare allows Portia's character to demonstrate further intelligence by introducing her to state that `Clerk draw a deed of gift'. Portia's words explicitly highlight her awareness of the way in which the law operates and thereby challenges the perception of women in 17th-century society. Her manipulative character is yet again demonstrated and is apparent in the courtroom scene. 

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