Jessica "Daughter to Shylock" Shylock's explosiveness gives credence to Jessica's allegation, "Our house is hell..." (Act 2, Sc. 3). Jessica abandons her father but in doing so is cut off from her beliefs and culture. Notwithstanding her relationship with Gratiano, she remains an outsider who, at the end of the production, movingly mourns her losses. Gabrielle Jourdan is no stranger to television or stage, having played Jemma in the BBC miniseries Holding On, and frequently performing with the Royal National Theatre. She swims, skies and plays tennis.