Julius Caesar Lesson 7

New words:
Obliquely - in an indirect manner or direction
Subservient - serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate

"Portia, what mean you? wherefore rise you now?
It is not for your health thus to commit
Your weak condition to the raw-cold morning."
Brutus is worried for Portia's health

"Which, by the right and virtue of my place,
I ought to know of: and, upon my knees,
I charge you, by my once commended beauty,
By all your vows of love, and that great vow
Which did incorporate and make us one"
Portia appeals for Brutus that she has the right to know and share his worries
- their relationship as husband and wife
- kneels down and begs
- her beauty and charm
- their love and marriage vows

Relationship between Portia and Brutus
- caring/concerned
- intimate/close
Portia tries very hard to convince Brutus to share his worries with her as she cannot bear to see him worrying alone

Brutus almost wanted to tell Portia his worries but then came a knock on the door.

Relationship between calphurnia and Caesar
Calphurnia is convened about Caesar but does not have the same relationship between them that Portia and Brutus has
Caesar keeps rejecting her and refuses to listen to her, he also shows little respect to her
Subservient relationship