In the play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare is a play where characters dismiss their own feelings to the public and it is portrayed to be a man’s world. In this drama of “Julius Caesar” there is only two female characters and during this time woman didn’t have their own rights and weren’t allowed to do as they please, such as: speaking to the public. In this journal, I will be discussing the roles of the women of “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” and their point of view within the play.
The main role of the women of this play was to serve and love their husbands and to take care of things at home. Calpurnia is the wife of Caesar and she has a powerful mindset because she likes to be able to be in control although, she doesn't …show more content…
However, in Act II, Scene 2, she has the ability to persuade her husband to stay home and act as if he were sick to not go to the Capitol. She is set back in the position of a woman who worries too much over nothing when Decius tells Caesar that women are unable to interpret dreams. Calpurnia is a character who creates a downfall on Caesar and his manhood. The other woman of the play is Portia, who is the wife of Brutus. Portia is the kind of wife who nags often and always wants to find out the truth about something or someone. Her relationship with Brutus is described to be respectful and intimate with him. In this case, she knows that something is bothers Brutus and she thinks that it is best for him to share it with her. When Brutus refuses to discuss his problems with her, she believes that it goes against the purpose of marriage. Portia thinks that Brutus doesn’t trust his own wife so she went along to become a prostitute. In Portia’s mind she thinks that she is better than other women even when she realized that her sex is basically weaker than men. Later, she figured that if she stabbed herself in her thigh, showing no fear or pain, that her husband will tell
The main role of the women of this play was to serve and love their husbands and to take care of things at home. Calpurnia is the wife of Caesar and she has a powerful mindset because she likes to be able to be in control although, she doesn't …show more content…
However, in Act II, Scene 2, she has the ability to persuade her husband to stay home and act as if he were sick to not go to the Capitol. She is set back in the position of a woman who worries too much over nothing when Decius tells Caesar that women are unable to interpret dreams. Calpurnia is a character who creates a downfall on Caesar and his manhood. The other woman of the play is Portia, who is the wife of Brutus. Portia is the kind of wife who nags often and always wants to find out the truth about something or someone. Her relationship with Brutus is described to be respectful and intimate with him. In this case, she knows that something is bothers Brutus and she thinks that it is best for him to share it with her. When Brutus refuses to discuss his problems with her, she believes that it goes against the purpose of marriage. Portia thinks that Brutus doesn’t trust his own wife so she went along to become a prostitute. In Portia’s mind she thinks that she is better than other women even when she realized that her sex is basically weaker than men. Later, she figured that if she stabbed herself in her thigh, showing no fear or pain, that her husband will tell