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   itssnigdha Student
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   Some of the similarities between Calpurnia and Portia are:

   *They are the wives of important men in Rome's society

   *Their warnings of impending doom are ignored by the men they love

   *They are both given relatively small roles within the play and serve as the voice of caution and foreshadowing as each woman suspects that horrible things will befall their husbands

   Some of the differences between Portia and Calpurnia are:

   *Calpurnia's worry is brought on by strange dreams and images of nature while Portia's worry is brought on by logical deduction as she observes her husband's secret meetings and odd behavior an concludes that something is amiss

   *Calpurnia listens to her husband and ceases her attempts to stop him from leaving for the forum. Portia supposedly listens to her husband but actually has a messenger boy sent out to spy on Brutus for her

   *Portia is praised, honored and appreciated by her husband (2.1) who wishes to become worthy of her. Calpurnia is not appreciated by Caesar because she cannot bear children and treated more like an ornament than a partner in marriage

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