Julius Caesar Women Quotes

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The Feebleness of Rome’s Women
The actor and play writer known as William Shakespeare wrote a play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Shakespeare discusses how women were overlooked as a minority and not well-respected. In Roman times, women were considered to be people that were walked over, not given a voice, or able to do what they wanted to do with the confirmation of a man. William Shakespeare brings this to the light using Calpurnia and Portia, the wives of Brutus and Caesar. In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. William Shakespeare uses Calpurnia and Portia as of the accepted symbols weakness of women and the idea the voices of women should be heard.
Initially, Portia symbolized the weakness of women when she was being ignored while …show more content…

The quote shows that Decius power in being manipulative overthrows Calpurnia’s pointless warning. Also, Calpurnia tried to alert Caesar that her dream should convince him she should heave her warning. Although she states, “Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, Yet now they fright me, There Is one within” (Shakespeare 29). By stating her point, he would not go forth to the Capitol. Calpurnia’s emotions were feeble no matter how much she told him, yet he was full of pride.
In conclusion, William Shakespeare proves that Portia and Calpurnia are women who are representation on how they are feeble and the understanding that the voices of women she be listened to. Calpurnia stood for invalidity as Caesar disregarded her dream by Decius telling him to do the opposite of what she was saying. Portia resembled feebleness by letting Brutus making her go away just for another man. The voices of the women should have been heard because Brutus and Caesar’s wives would have resolved their husband’s issues between each other; they would have also gained power and strength in the

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