Suicide: the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally (Merriam-Webster). Suicide is a very controversial issue. People debate over whether it is ever justified to take your own life. Julius Caesar holds several different suicides, some of which are done in cowardice, and others done with honor.
The first suicide of the play is committed by Portia, Brutus’ wife, whose suicide is cowardly and done without necessity. She kills herself by swallowing hot coals, a suicide that is dramatic and done to draw attention to herself. When Brutus is informed of his wife’s death, he says, “Impatient of my absence, and grief that young Octavius and Mark Antony have made themselves so strong: with this she fell distract, and,
The first suicide of the play is committed by Portia, Brutus’ wife, whose suicide is cowardly and done without necessity. She kills herself by swallowing hot coals, a suicide that is dramatic and done to draw attention to herself. When Brutus is informed of his wife’s death, he says, “Impatient of my absence, and grief that young Octavius and Mark Antony have made themselves so strong: with this she fell distract, and,