footnotes+a2s3

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Act 2 Scene 3 begins with Jessica telling Lancelot about how much she hates living with Shylock. She says that her "house is hell." We also learn that Jessica is "ashamed to be [her] father's child," even though she recognizes that these feelings are bad for a daughter to be having. At the end of the scene, Jessica reveals her intentions to "become a Christian and [Lorenzo's] loving wife" SDR

__**"Our house is hell." (LINE 2)**:__ This is a [|metaphor]! Jessica is trying to convey how bad the conditions are at her house. This furthers our dislike for Shylock, ​ because he is the cause of Jessica's misery. It also foreshadows Jessica running away from home. SDR

**__"Thou a merry devil, didst rob it of some taste of tediousness." (LINES 2-3):__** Jessica is talking to Lancelot, telling him that even thou her house is dull and boring, he makes it better just by being there. SDR

**"__tears exhibit my tongue" (LINE 10):__** This has a double meaning. Not only is Lancelot saying that his tears prevent him from speaking, he is also saying that his tears can express his feelings better than words can. Here, Lancelot is expressing sympathy for Jessica and the situation she is in. This tells the reader that Lancelot cares for Jessica. SDR

**__"if a Christian do not play the knave and get thee, I am much deceived." (LINES 11-12):__** Lancelot is talking to Jessica, and telling her that if a Christian does not "get" (make her his wife, fall in love) her, he will be surprised. This [|foreshadows] Lorenzo (a Christian) falling in love and marrying Jessica (a Jew). SDR

__**"drown my manly spirit" (LINE 14):**__ Lancelot is saying that his crying is not a "manly" thing to do. SDR

**__"what heinous sin is it in me, To be asham'd to be my father's child." (LINES 15-16):__** Jessica is saying that she is ashamed to be her father's child, although she recognizes this thought to be heinous (heinous means monstrous or abominable). This furthers our dislike for Shylock and more clearly defines Jessica's feelings and attitude for her father. SDR

__**"But though I am a daughter to his blood/I am not to his manners." (LINES 17-17):**__ Jessica is telling Lancelot that she knows she is like Shylock in that she is his daughter by blood, but she is also stating that she is unlike Shylock in that she has better manners (meaning behavior in this case) than he does. This is important because it distances Shylock and Jessica in the reader's mind. SDR