Women In Caesar
In the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, women play an important role. The women are important factors in foreshadowing and in the development of many of the characters. In the play there are only two women both of which are the wives of key characters. Calpurnia is the wife of Caesar, and Portia, the wife of Brutus. Their role in the play gives the audience a sense of their husband's private personality and foreshadows the events to come.
One example is when Caesar's wife Calpurnia foreshadows the death of her husband. On the morning of the ides of March she warns him to stay at home and not attend the capitol. This is because of the many unnatural events that have taken place the night before and because she has had nightmares about his assassination (39). In this scene he first agrees to not go for his wife's sake and does not feel the need to give a reason until Decius enters (40). Then changes his mind when he realizes the public may decide not to......

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Title: Julius Caesar
Approximate Word Count: 350
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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