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lf and to perform wonders. And advocate that woman should be treated equal to man. Human is bored equal.④Shakespeare creates Portia, and gives her the endowment to dress up as man. And by using her unruly female speech, the function is to emphasize woman should be treated equally to man. Even sometimes woman is much more excellent than man. Maybe this is the Shakespeare’s (as a humanist) expectation. The last but not the least function is: although woman’s status has been promoted, and the humanism ideological wave is sticking strongly out at the feudalism. Males and females treated differently have deep roots in everybody’s mind, including females themselves. Portia is clever enough. But she still is a people in the world. She also must obey the rules of convention. Some critics say:“When Elizabeth Ⅰ, ruled the realm, the majority of woman found their access to the public sphere decreasing, as the economic roles they played in the late medieval period contracted. Recurrent inflation, land shortages and poverty combined to create a ‘crisis of order’, though it developed new, and in some cases quite subtle, tactics for enforcing the subordination of woman. Although the protestant belief in the spiritual equality of men and women according some women greater spiritual dignity and power, and fostered as well a more ‘companionate’ and affectionate mode of marriage, these gains did not translate into economic, political, or social equality”⑤( Susan Amussen, 1988 and Merry E.Weisner, 1993) At the back of Portia’s immortality, the play shows us the woman’s bitter which they have beard so long. As an excellent girl, she can’t enter court naturally, instead she masquerades as man. To establish the central status of human, their dignity and value; to advocate the love and equality; and of these are just to work for the expectation and demand of man, there is no business of woman. Above all, there is the plot that Portia masquerades as man in the play. IV. A Comparative Study of Characteristic Differences As we know, this comedy is very light and joyful. Also its theme is very clean. But many criticisms have analyzed the figures in different angles. So it’s inevitable to make a comparison among the roles. A. Portia and Jessica Both of them are the important roles in this play. And both have a wealth father. The basic difference is Portia living in Belmont, a peaceful, quiet place. And Jessica lives in Venice, which is a city full of pedal, bourgeoisie and smell of money. As we say‘circumstance creates human’ Portia is witty, brave, and humorous, and there is always a clever maid for company. They enjoy themselves and live a very happy life. By contrast, Jessica, a lonely girl, because of her father’s niggard and heartless, she has no friend. What she does everyday is just stay at home where is a place called ‘gloomy jail’. She can’t go out to have a play; even can’t open the window to have a breath. Her father always worry someone will steal their money and jewels. Shylock is the awful father to her. She never dears to say no to her father. So, when she encounters her love---a Christian young man, Lorenzo. She has nothing to do just packs some money and elopes with him: Jessica: Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed to be my father’s child! But though I am a daughter to his blood. I am not to his manners. Oh, Lorenzo, If thou keep promise, I will end this strife, Become a Christian and thy loving wife!②( Act II ,Scene III, P