examinewomen in Julius Caesar

Examine in Close Detail the Role of Women in Julius Caesar Throughout all time that humans have been around, the males have always been dominant. It is only in the past fifty years that females have become almost as important and equal in society. In plays by Shakespeare, most of the main speaking parts are the characters of meant. Women do not have a large significance and influence upon the actions of the men. The …

…and slightly more influential over her husband than Calphurnia was. I use the word slightly because I think that neither of them could control situations or their husbands very well. I chose Portia because her husband seemed to listen to her more and she was brave, unlike the weak woman-like personality of Calphurnia. For a woman to survive at this time, she would have to be domineering, strong-willed and persuasive with everything, including her husband!