thisisn't very organized or anything but here are just a few points that compare Calpurnia and Portia in the book Julius Caesar.
*both are wealthy
*respected
*good relationships with their husbands
*both worry about husbands
Portia and Calpurnia
Portia is a character in William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice," who is a wealthy heiress known for her intelligence and wit. Calpurnia is a character in William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar," who is the wife of Julius Caesar and is known for her premonitions and attempts to dissuade Caesar from going to the Senate.
Her name is Calpurnia; the one that had a nap and had a dream about his death before Ides of March , where he was assasinated.
The cast of Julius Caesar - 1911 includes: Constance Benson as Portia Murray Carrington as Brutus Nora Lancaster as Calpurnia Eric Maxim as Cassius Guy Rathbone as Julius Caesar
In the tragedy of Julius Caesar, Portia is the wife of Brutus, the idealist conspirator and main character of the story.
Brutus Cassius Portia Titinius Julius Caesar
his wife :)
In reading Julius Caesar, it would appear that neither Portia nor Calpurnia have any sort of characterization outside of their husbands. Both support their husbands. Both are submissive. Both are...not individuals.
Yes her name was Portia. Julius Caesar had three wives. Their names were Cornelia, Pompomia, and Calpurnia.
Portia.
Portia was the wife of Brutus in the time of Julius Caesar. Brutus was the one who killed Caesar, and Portia suspected a plot to assasinate Caesar. She killed herself by swallowing hot coals. She is famous because she was involved in the murder of Caesar, and in in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, as well she is in the movie adaptions.
Portia