Which details best support the theme that loyalty to one's
spouse is important? Select two options.
Brutus's admission that his heart is sad
Portia's insistence that she will not tell Brutus's secrets to
anyone
Read the passage from act 2, scene 1, of The Tragedy of
Julius Caesar
BRUTUS. Kneel not, gentle Portia
You are my true and honourable wife,
As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
That visit my sad heart.
PORTIA. If this were true, then should I know this secret
Tell me your counsels; I will not disclose 'em.
I have made strong proof of my constancy,
Giving myself a voluntary wound
Here in the thigh. Can I bear that with patience,
And not my husband's secrets?
Portia's self-inflicted wound to prove that she is constant
Brutus's admonition to Portia to not kneel before him
Brutus's description of Portia as a gentle person