CHARACTERIZATION: Analyze Brutus’s wife, Portia, in the following questions: a. In lines 298-299, Portia demands to know what is on Brutus’s mind. Do you think Portia has a right to know? Why or why not?

Question

Julius Caesar Act ll Scene l lines 298 -299

a. In lines 298-299, Portia demands to know what is on Brutus’s mind. Do you think Portia has a right to know? Why or why not?

b. What sort of person does Portia reveal herself to be?

c. Why does Brutus say, “Render me worthy of this noble wife” (2.1.303)?

Asked by dan c #542269 on 4/18/2018 1:20 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 4/18/2018 1:44 AM

Answered by Aslan on 4/18/2018 1:44 AM

Portia wants to know what is consuming her husband. He barely eats or sleeps. I think she has a right to know why he is so distressed.