Jessica (The Merchant of Venice) Shylock's line's adherence to the Jewish faith. Literary critics have historically viewed the character negatively, highlighting her theft of her father's gold, her betrayal of his trust, and apparently selfish motivations and aimless behaviour. Since the end of the 20th century their views have been more moderate and nuanced, pointing to an alternate reading that allows her actions to be motivated by love and generosity, and being driven by Shylock's own tyrannical and immoral behaviour. The central plot of "The Merchant of Venice" is relatively straightforward: Antonio borrows money from Shylock to help his friend, Bassanio, court Portia, but, through
Given name Sidney for a pivotal character in his epic prose work, "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia"; Jessica, created by William Shakespeare in his play "The Merchant of Venice"; Vanessa, created by Jonathan Swift; Fiona, a character from James Macpherson's spurious cycle of Ossian poems; Wendy, an obscure name popularised by J. M. Barrie in his play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up"; and Madison, a character from the movie "Splash". Lara and Larissa were rare in America before the appearance of "Doctor Zhivago," and have become fairly common since. Songs can influence the naming of children. Jude jumped