In Act Two of Julius Caesar, the reader was introduced to the characters of Portia and Calpurnia. They were similar in many ways.
Portia was the wife of Brutus. She noticed that there was something the matter with Brutus when he uncharacteristically awoke very early in the morning. She asked him what was bothering him but her question was only answered by a glare. She continued her questioning and insisted that he tell her what was troubling him. He told her that he was only feeling ill and that she should go back to sleep. Portia saw through this lie and knew that something important was keeping him up but she also noticed that her questions were making him angry so she calmed the conversation down. She begged him to give her the truth of why he was up that morning and to try to prove that she was worthy she pierced
Although they were in two different situations, the characteristics of Portia and that of Calpurnia were very similar.
Calpurnia was the wife of Caesar. She ordered Caesar to stay home and not go to a Senate meeting that was that day. She stated that she had seen war, blood, and ghosts in her dream and she interpreted that as being a bad sign. She also felt that the dream meant that something was going to happen that day and that Caesar should not leave the house for if he did, he would be in danger. Caesar did not want to stay but she assured him Marc Antony would announce at the meeting that he was ill and unable to attend. They would not know why he did not go and he could rest easy at home. This did convince him to stay home but only until Decius arrived and changed Caesar's mind. She proved that she loved by exp
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