Messala: for certain, [portia] is dead, and by strange manner. Brutus: why, farewell, portia. We must die, messala. With meditat
ing that she must die once, i have patience to endure it now. Which value does brutus illustrate in his reaction to his wife, portia’s, death? Stoicism rhetoric pathos grief
In this excerpt from Act IV, Scene II of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, the value that Brutus illustrates in his reaction to his wife, Portia's, death is <em>stoicism</em>. Brutus learns from Messala that Portia is dead. He doesn't show any feelings, instead, he reasons that Portia is dead as everyone will be some time. Stoicism is the endurance of hardships without showing feelings or complaints.
