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The Claim

In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Calpurnia appears in one major scene, Act 2, Scene 2.

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The Short Version

The claim captures Calpurnia’s role in broad terms. Act 2, Scene 2 is her only substantial scene in the play, but she also has a brief speaking moment in Act 1, Scene 2 and is staged in Act 3, Scene 2 in some editions. The statement is therefore accurate in essence, though not complete if read as excluding all other appearances.

Caveats

  • Calpurnia also briefly speaks in Act 1, Scene 2, so she does not appear only in Act 2, Scene 2.
  • Some editions include a stage-direction entrance for Calpurnia in Act 3, Scene 2, adding another on-stage appearance.
  • “Major scene” is an interpretive description, not a formal category in Shakespeare’s text.

The Receipts

  1. Julius Caesar: Act 2, Scene 2

    MIT Shakespeare

  2. Act 2, scene 2 - Julius Caesar

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  3. Julius Caesar: Entire Play

    MIT Shakespeare

  4. Julius Caesar | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  5. Act 3, scene 2 - Julius Caesar

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  6. Act 1, scene 2 - Julius Caesar

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  7. Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 2

    MIT Shakespeare

  8. All speeches (lines) and cues for Calpurnia in "Julius Caesar"

    Open Source Shakespeare

  9. Julius Caesar - Act 2, scene 1 | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  10. Beware the Ides of March - Shakespeare & Beyond

    Folger Shakespeare Library

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CalpurniaJulius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare

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