Jessica (The Merchant of Venice) Jessica (The Merchant of Venice) Jessica is the daughter of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" (). In the play, she elopes with Lorenzo, a pennyless Christian, and a chest of her father's money, eventually ending up in Portia and Bassanio's household. In the play's dramatic structure, Jessica is a minor but pivotal role. Her actions motivate Shylock's vengeful insistence on his "pound of flesh" from Antonio; her relationships with Lorenzo and Shylock serves as a mirror and contrast to Portia's with Bassanio and with her father; her conversion to Christianity is the end of
S. S. Rajendran S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, commonly known by his stage name S. S. Rajendran (SSR) (; January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician. Rajendran made his acting debut with the 1952 film "Parasakthi", directed by the directing duo Krishnan-Panju, with the character Gnanasekharan. He followed with "Mudhalali", "President Panchatcharam", "Pillai Kani Amudhu", "Thalai Koduthan Thambi", "Thedi Vandha Selvam", C. N. Annadurai's "Edhayum Thangum Idhayam", M. Karunanidhi's "Avan Pithana", "Poompuhar" and Modern Theatres "Kumudham". SSR acted with M. G. Ramachandran in "Raja Desingu" as Mohamed Khan and in "Kaanji Thalaivan" as Paranjothi.