When someone loves someone, They don’t think of themselves above another, they are grateful for each other, and they know that they need each other for happiness. All these traits are shown between Marcus Brutus, and Portia. Around this time, it is a common thing to think of a wife as a possession rather than an equal significant other; however, there is enough evidence to show the love between these two. The reader may only see the two together for a short amount of time, but in this time, they can see the vast tenderness between the two lovers.
In Act 2, Scene 1, Line 288, Marcus says to his kneeling Portia, “Kneel not gentle Portia.” Portia was trying to show submission to her husband by letting him be above her, but Brutus refused to let
In Act 2, Scene 1, Line 288, Marcus says to his kneeling Portia, “Kneel not gentle Portia.” Portia was trying to show submission to her husband by letting him be above her, but Brutus refused to let