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Relationship Between Caesar And Calpurnia
The differnces can be seen in act ii, scene i ( brutus and portia) and act ii , scene ii ( Caesar and Calpurnia )

Portia talks to brutus as though she were his equal, which was uncommon at the time. Wives were barley more than property and were to obey their husbands. However, Portia calls brutus on his behavior: hes been moody, unresponsive and is now unable to sleep and and walking amid the rain in their orchard in the middle of the night. When he orders her to go to bed, and tell her he is simply ill, she refuses and tells him that hes too smart to be outside in the raib if he is ill. Portia then tries to convince brutus to tell her whats on his mind, using guilt and trying to prove how mentally and physically strong she is. She Also insist that he took her as a partner, so by the right of her postion, she should know whats on his mind. We can tell by act 2.
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While Caesar listens toto his wifes concerns about not going out of the house that day, he ultimately makes the decisions to leave the house, calling her dreams and warnings foolish. He is in charge of the relationship.

The relationship of Brutus with Portia compared to that of Caesar's with Calphurnia is different in many directions, for Brutus and Portia have a soul-attached bond, when the conspirators went to Brutus' house to plan the purging murder, Portia was broken, and told Brutus that she can be able to handle any secret, for their vow indicates they are two halfs joined to complete one, and Brutus was indeed heartbroken to see that his wife, whom he dearly loves, kneeling and sad to hear that her husband is hiding something from her, so he did tell her his

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