Julius Caesar And Calpurnia Analysis

“A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it,” stated Don Fraser. Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is a story about a group of people called the conspirators that want to overthrow Julius Caesar. They do this by convincing others to join their campaign and ultimately use strength in numbers to overthrow Julius Caesar. Portia and Calpurnia each clearly differ from one another and clearly relate to Brutus and Caesar in different ways. Particularly, Portia and Calpurnia greatly differ from one another. Portia acts with more of a masculine disposition; whereas, Calpurnia acts with more of a feminine disposition. After Portia persuades Brutus …show more content…
In a typical Roman marriage, the husband has more power than the wife. In their situation, Portia and Brutus treat each other as equals. Whenever Brutus acts irresponsibly or unlike his usual self, Portia calls him out on it. Also, Brutus orders Portia to go to bed. Portia refuses to follow Brutus’ orders, which shows he does not have any more power than she does. However, Calpurnia and Caesar’s marriage is more of a typical Roman marriage. Again, Calpurnia has a bad dream which drives her to beg Caesar not to go to the capitol that day. Caesar refuses to listen to Calpurnia’s warnings and calls her foolish for even mentioning them. Calpurnia even calls Caesar, “My Lord” (Act I, Scene I). Calpurnia calling Caesar her lord clearly proves he has power over her. Certainly, Portia’s interaction with Brutus greatly differs from Calpurnia’s interaction with …show more content…
Calpurnia obeys Caesar more than Portia obeys Brutus. For example, Portia does not obey Brutus when he tells her to go to bed. Since Calpurnia and Caesar have a more common Roman marriage, Calpurnia obeys Caesar’s every order. Also, when Calpurnia has a bad dream regarding Caesar going to the capitol she begs him not to go. She sits on her knees and continuously begs. This action proves that she truly cares about Caesar. However, Portia would not beg Brutus to follow her order the same way Calpurnia does. Evidently, Calpurnia is more supportive of her husband than Portia. All in all, Portia and Calpurnia differ greatly and Portia and Calpurnia’s relationship with their husbands differ greatly. Portia is more masculine and not superstitious; whereas, Calpurnia is more feminine and extremely superstitious. Portia and Brutus treat each other as equals; whereas, Calpurnia has less power than Caesar. Calpurnia is more supportive of her husband since she watches out for him more and obeys his every command. Clearly, Portia and Calpurnia differ greatly and Portia and Calpurnia’s relationship with their husbands differ