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and women. We are often provided with a bit of chaos involving desire and identity, which is not always what it seems. This is clearly the case in his play
"The Merchant of Venice" where young women desire a certain man and yet are unable, for one reason or another, to simply marry that man. As such they may mask
their identity or play a game that diverts an outcome so that they can ultimately live "happily ever after" so to speak. For the most part Shakespeares "The Merchant
of Venice" is a story about the relationship between Portia and Bassanio. However, when examining the parallel relationship between Jessica and Lorenzo we gain a deeper understanding of the primary
relationship. With that in mind the following paper looks at the relationship of Jessica and Lorenzo and discusses how it functions as something of a mirror to Portia and Bassanios
relationship, thereby giving the reader a deeper understanding of the love that exists within the romances. Jessica and Lorenzo In the beginning of Shakespeares play we see that
Jessica is very smitten with Lorenzo, as well as seeing that Portia is unhappy with all her suitors, yet keeps thinking of one man, Bassanio, hoping that he comes to
rescue her from her loneliness. With Jessica the first hint of desire or romance comes when she asks Launcelot to give Lorenzo a note for her: "soon at supper shalt
thou see/ Lorenzo, who is thy new masters guest:/ Give him this letter; do it secretly;/ And so farewell: I would not have my father/ See me in talk with
thee" (2.3. 5-9). With this we understand that to some extent Jessica is controlled by the laws of her father, just like Portia is controlled by the laws of
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