Portius

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Roman nobleman Stoic dramatic character fictional character

Portius is a virtuous and philosophical young Roman nobleman in Joseph Addison’s tragedy "Cato," often portrayed as a model of stoic honor and moral integrity.

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Portius canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman nobleman ⓘ
Stoic ⓘ
dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn Cato NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cato, a Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
duty versus passion ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
moral rectitude ⓘ
republican virtue ⓘ
childOf Cato the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy Joseph Addison NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn tragedy ⓘ
hasSibling Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTrait Stoic principles ⓘ
honor ⓘ
loyalty to Cato ⓘ
moderation ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ
philosophical disposition ⓘ
self-control ⓘ
sense of duty ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
languageOfWorkAppearsIn English NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryMovementContext Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediumOfPerformance stage ⓘ
moralAlignment good ⓘ
narrativeFunction contrasts with more impetuous characters ⓘ
supports Cato’s moral authority ⓘ
relative Cato the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork exemplar of Roman virtue ⓘ
model of Stoic honor ⓘ
voice of reason ⓘ
settingOfActivity Utica NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod late Roman Republic ⓘ

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Addison’s play "Cato" → containsCharacter → Portius ⓘ
subject surface form: Cato (play)