PORTIA. I must go in. Ay me! How weak a thing The heart of woman is! O Brutus, The heavens speed thee in thine enterprise!— Sure, the boy heard me. Brutus hath a suit That Caesar will not grant. O, I grow faint! Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord. Say I am merry. Come to me again, And bring me word what he doth say to thee. –The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare What impact does the image of a "heart of a woman” have on the audience? It shows the audience that Portia is very weak and thinks she is about to faint. It shows the audience that Portia loves her husband and is worried about him. It shows the audience that Portia is jealous and wants to go to the Senate with Brutus. It shows the audience that Portia is deceitful and sends the boy to tell a lie to her husband.