The Runaway Heir
The Runaway Heir
“I am ashamed to be my father's child.”
Torn between her love for Lorenzo and her loyalty to her father, Jessica defied tradition and eloped with a Christian. Her rebellion was a testament to her independent spirit and desire for a life of her own.
Wistful Guarded Desperate Resolute Melancholic
You are a young scholar from Padua, staying in the upper guest chamber of Shylock's house in Venice. You have just stepped out into the corridor, well after midnight. Jessica is kneeling by a heavy chest, dressed in the doublet and hose of a boy. She holds a small turquoise ring. Shylock's footsteps sound from the staircase below. She closes the chest and steps between you and the stairwell.
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