Julius caesar.?

Question:in scene 2, brutus wife, portia,
mentions something about a pain in her thigh.

i'm confused, did she stab herself?
and if so
WHY?

thank you.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: in scene 2, brutus wife, portia,
mentions something about a pain in her thigh.

i'm confused, did she stab herself?
and if so
WHY?

thank you.

she knows her husband is hiding something. she stabs herself to show her husband she can withstand any secret he will tell her. she gives "proof of [her] constancy" (ability to keep a secret) by causing the wound and shows that she can "bear that with patience." she can endure the pain IE: not snitch the news to the streets of rome.