Julius Caesar
ACT IV Scene 3
Whose death has Brutus been sorrowing over? how did she die?
Whose death has Brutus been sorrowing over? how did she die?
Brutus finally informs Cassius that Portia is dead. Cassius, is surprised by the news and asks how she died. Brutus explains that Portia, left alone in the city after he fled, was upset that Octavius and Antony had seized control of Rome. She therefore took live embers and swallowed them, killing herself.