Jessica

Four Items

• The four items that describe Jessica are...
• A casket with jewels
• A ring that she exchanged for a monkey
• A ship
• A disguies when she transformed into a boy

A Casket With Jewels

• This represents my character because of her greed and wanting to run away with her husband
• "Here catch this casket it is worth the pains"

A Ring

• She stole a ring from her father, which was her mother's, and exchanged it for a monkey
• "One of them showed me a ring that he had of your daughter for a monkey." p. 47

A Ship

• A ship represents my character because she traveled to runaway and go with Lorenzo to Belmont
• "He came too late, the ship was under sail:...That in a gondola were seen together Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica:...They were not with Bassanio in his ship." p. 38

A Disguise

• This item goes with my character because when she was going to run away with Lorenzo she had to disguise herself as a boy so she would not be regonized by anyone
• "I am glad 'tis night, you do not look on me, For I am much ashamed of my exchange...To see me thus transformed to a boy." p.34

Traits

• Sneaky
• Dis-obedient
• Independant
• Greedy
• "Farewell, and if my fortune be not crossed, I have a father, you a daughter, lost."
• "And jewels, two stones, two rich and precious stones, Stolen by my daughter!" p.38

An Emotion of Jessica

• Love
• "If thou keep promise, I shall end this strife, Become a Christian and thy loving wife." p.27
• "Lorenzo, and thy love" p.33
• "Lorenzo, certain, and my love indeed." p.34

Works Cited

• Shakespeare, William, and William Lyon Phelps. The Merchant of Venice. New Haven: Yale UP, 1923. Print.

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