Calpurnia

We know that she is the wife of Caesar and they can't reproduce
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In act 1 scene 1 we learn that Calpurnia is Caesars wife. Caesar tells Calpurnia to "Stand directly in Antonius' way When he doth run his course". Then Caesar calls Antony over and tells him "Forget not in your speed, Antonius, to touch Calpurnia, for our elders say the barren, touched in this holy chase, shake off their sterile curse". This tells us that Calpurnia is unable to have children, which Caesar views as a curse upon Calpurnia.

Calpurnia is a a strong believer in people that can read the future like the soothsayer and she also believes in omens. Calpurnia has a nightmare about the ides of march and warns Caesar not to go to the senate house that afternoon. She also warns him of the unlucky omens that have happened. At first Caesar chooses to stay home for his wife but later ends up deciding to go to the senate anyways despite what Calpurnia told him. This takes place in Act 2 scene 2.

Calpurina is act 2 sort of helps to decide the fate of Caesar. This is because of the dream she has that tells her that something bad will happen to Caesar and if Caesar would have listened to her nad not gone to the capital he would have not been murdered.

At the end unlike Portia, we dont know what happens to Calpurnia. Throughout the whole story Calpurnia is always worried about Caesar, and getting ignored. ||
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Pg. 779, line 2 Here, my lord

From this quote we can construe that Calphurnia is ashamed from her infertility because Caesar has to call to her twice in order to get her attention. Caesar is calling to her to make sure she will get whipped by Antony.

Pg. 810, line 13 Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, Yet now they fright me.

These lines show that Calphurnia can be influenced--specifically by superstition. She is finally influenced after seeing all the bad omens and experiencing her bad dream.

They can't reproduce and that is why Caesar wants Antony to whip Calphurnia as he runs in the race to create her fertility.

Calpurnia has a dream that awakens herself and she scares Caesar about is destiny. Her dream was the vision that Caesar was spewing blood and the people were rejoicing. She was awoken by her screaming. "Help, ho! They murder Caesar!" (page 810 line 3) Caesar takes the dream negatively, but Decius sees it differnently. Calpurnia's dream is significant because it shows the different ways of interpretation by different characters in the play and their thinking processes ||