A few days ago
Raj B

what is the role of women in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”?

For example, portia and calpurnia

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A few days ago
Nuthouse 4456

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In the play Julius Caesar William Shakespeare only includes two female characters who play relatively minor parts. Shakespeare included these characters because they bring an element of foreshadowing to the tragic events that occur in the play.

One example would be in Act II, Scene II when Caesar’s wife Calpurnia foreshadows the death of her husband. She tells Caesar, “do not go forth today: call i my fear,” (Act II, Scene II). In that line Calpurnia is telling Caesar not to go to the capitol that day because sh feels that something bad is going to happen to him.

Another example would be the character of Portia, Brutus’s wife. In Act II, Scene IV Portia attempts to see if Caesar is at the capitol and she sends Lucius to the capitol to make sure everything is fine. She tells him, “I heard a bustling rumor, like a fray, And the wind brings from the capitol,” (Act II, Scene IV). She is telling Lucius that she heard a loud noise coming from the capitol that almost sounded like a riot. This foreshadows the riot that is going to break out after the Romans find out about Caesar’s death.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
wife, sex slaves, maids, etc….
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