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The text is not explicit on this point, but from Act 2 Scene 5 we get an idea of what kind of a home life Jessica has had. She is basically expected to shut herself up in the house and communicate with nobody. Shylock will not even allow her to listen to music out in the street. It might well be surmised that for Jessica, home is a prison, and Lorenzo is her ticket out. However, as is apparent in the often-cut Act 3 Scene 5, she is still a Jew as far as the Christians are concerned, and she has cut herself off from the Jewish community by professing Christianity. It is apparent by Act 5 Scene 1 that she has paid a very high price to get out of her home.

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