Dear Brutus,
I am having an awful lot of trouble producing a child with Calphurnia. I have never felt so frustrated in my life. Just the mere possibility of being sterile is terrifying. Lately I just feel so depressed. To top things off, Calphurnia now has me freaking out over the dream she had. You know, the one where she saw in her dream the statue of me being transformed into a fountain from which spouted not water, but blood and the Roman citizens smilingly washing their hands in his blood. She has brought me much anxiety and anguish with her supernatural fortune-telling dreams. I really need some advice from you Brutus because I don't know what I am supposed to do from this point. I am very frustrated with myself for obsessing over it and her for announcing it all to me. Please help me out with my problem Brutus.
Sincerely,
Julius Caesar
Dear Caesar,
I have something to tell you. I was feeling really terrible and heartbroken about having to keep a secret from Portia because it goes against everything we and her share together. We do not keep secrets from each other, especially ones about murder. I felt honor bound to tell her, but now that she knows, I feel like I broke her heart. I'm so ashamed, but at the same time relieved. I just felt so pressured to tell her I'm sorry. Also, if you share the same connection with Calphurnia that I do with Portia, it should be very obvious what you should do. You should trust in what she says and you should take it as a warning possibly. I hope that I helped you somewhat.
Sincerely,
Brutus.
Great job, Brendan! I am proud of you for sticking with this even though your first post was deleted. I will give you more feedback in class tomorrow.
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