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Calpurnia Julius Caesar

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At the end of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Antony refers to Brutus by saying, "This was the noblest Roman of them all". I do not think that Brutus was the noblest character in the play. Quite frankly, I would think that Calpurnia Caesar, the 3rd and Last wife of Julius would be. She is a caring and loving and humble wife that has been there for Caesar up to his time of death. You really can not get more noble than that. Calpurnia is always by his side with him even when she is not physically with him and always looking out for his best interest even when he does not look after his best interest for himself.

In the play Calpurnia had a dream/vision that a statue of Caesar was flowing with blood at the same time, that many Romans were …show more content…

Her intentions are noble and deep from her heart and with only the best of intentions. She is frighten because of the Ides of March.Throughout the story Calpurnia is a strong and intellectual woman. She strongly believes that women are as equals to men. If she was in a different time she would have probably started the woman equality movement and fought for them to have rights. She truly believes that anything a man can do a women can do as well, or even better. Most of the time she, with nobelist of intentions, is at the side of Julius Caesar her husband and love.. She has a very strong will power and is fully supportive of her husband a true wife of the Commander of the Roman army and spouse to the future king of Rome, had her husband lived to see it happen.

One weakness of her’s and it is not really a true weakness is that she loves Julius Caesar too much. Love can be a blessing but can also be a curse. For example, she is willing to do anything, even get down on her knees and beg for Julius to stay at home. If Julius leaves her side she is a very quiet and depressed person. Him leaving her side on the day of her dream makes her very uncomfortable. Calpurnia felt that she should have tried harder to make him stay. She is in extreme agony when he

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