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Calpurnia

[ kal-pur-nee-uh ]

noun

  1. flourished 1st century b.c., third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44. Compare Cornelia ( def 2 ), Pompeia.


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Calpurnia, tired of holding her tongue, replies, “No matter who you disrespect by doing it.”

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Williams’ Calpurnia doesn’t have to say a word to make her angry truth felt.

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When asked about his attitude toward racist locals, Finch tells Calpurnia, “I believe in being respectful.”

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The new adaptation gives voice to Calpurnia, Finch’s housekeeper who helped to raise his kids, Scout and Jem.

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On Broadway, Jackson, 72, is best known for portraying Lena Younger in a 2014 revival of “A Raisin in the Sun,” and, more recently, as Calpurnia, in the substantially expanded role of Atticus Finch’s sagacious and reserved housekeeper in Aaron Sorkin’s 2019 adaptation of “To Kill A Mockingbird.”

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