From the days of expansion of Ancient Rome to the fall of the Roman Empire, women have always succumbed to living subservient to the status of their omnipotent and dominant male figures. After leaving her childhood home and her father's rule, a young Roman girl was forced to submit to her husband's rule, often taking on a variety of roles, ranging from lover, caretaker, and best friend. It is often lightly stated that "Behind every great man there is an even greater woman", and William Shakespeare exemplifies this concept beautifully in Julius Caesar, in which he effectively uses the wives of the two main characters to add more depth, drama and drama . literary elements at work, giving it life. Although Julius Caesar's only two female characters, Portia and Calpurnia, do not play a vital role in the overall plot of the story, their presence is vital in illuminating and developing the characters of their husbands, Brutus and Caesar. What they reveal about their husbands leads the reader to infer that Portia is the more admirable and redeeming character. In Shakespeare's various works, it has been observed that he rarely uses women in his literature, but when he does, he uses them for a distinct role. purpose, as is evident in Julius Caesar. By challenging the social standards of her gender and showing a genuine interest in her husband's thoughts and feelings, Portia, Brutus' wife, reveals key aspects of her character adding depth to the story. For her time, Portia was a woman who respected herself and was proud of herself, without allowing society to leave its mark on her. This is evident when he states, “Do you think I am not stronger than my sex/Being so paternal and so married?” (Bring... in the center of the paper... is his opinion on (Act II, ii, 109). This serves perfectly as an example of how Caesar emphasizes both the importance of the public and political worlds over the public and domestic, as well as showing how much Caesar truly respected his wife and daughter her opinion Finally, one of the strongest examples of how Calpurnia played a vital role in the novel was when she fearfully expressed her opinion on whether Caesar should. go to the Senate and when it was reported that she had had a dream in which she, ". ...in her sleep cried out: 'Help, oh! They are assassinating Caesar!' (Act 2, ii, 3-4). Foreshadowing the murder of her husband and begging him not to go out, Calpurnia essentially controlled Caesar's destiny It is extraordinary to think that if Caesar had only listened to his wife, the entire course of history would have been radically different.