Cassius does not respond to the death of Brutus as Cassius dies before Brutus does. Brutus responds to Cassius' death with tender words. U are awesome. Brutus and Cassius fight because Brutus was angry at CAssius. When Cassius was sleeping Brutus came in with a knife. SO close that almost Cassius died but no Cassius woke up and took a knife beside him and knife fight Brutus.
This makes Cassius and Brutus brothers-in-law. Cassius and Brutus are allies until Cassius accuses Brutus of taking bribes. Brutus refuses to lift the accusation and the two have a falling out. Brutus kills himself, as does cassius. Cassius and Brutus had an argument. Cassius was not being a good friend to Brutus. Cassius did not give Brutus money, although it turned out it was Cassius' bankers fault. And Cassius had not been around to comfort Brutus who had to deal with the loss of his wife.
Cassius was married to Junia, half-sister of Brutus. Cassius and Brutus were the leaders of the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. Cassius concludes that Brutus is easily manipulated. Brutus orders Cassius to stap him in the heart but Cassius refuses. Brutus is an idealist; Cassius is a pragmatist. Cassius was taking bribes and not punishing such corruption in his officers and Brutus didn't like it. The complaint Cassius has against Brutus is that Brutus has not been himself lately.
Brutus tells Cassius that he has conflicting thoughts but they will not interfere in their friendship. Money to fund his army. Cassius claimed that the money did not arrive due to a misunderstanding with one of his messengers. Therefore Cassius and Brutus were brothers-in-law. Anotony defeated Cassius and Brutus at philippi. Please be more specific. What do you want to know about Brutus and Cassius? Brutus and Cassius live in Rome where the play takes place. Brutus is an idealist, but Cassius is more practical.
Cassius convinced Brutus that it was right to kill Caesar and Brutus plots to kill him. Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius were two of Caesar's assassins. Brutus was at war with Cassius. Cassius told Brutus Portia died because of suicide. Act 2 1 How does Portia prove she is worthy to hear the plans of her husband, Brutus? Portia cuts herself in the thigh and suffers the pain of both the wound and the infection it causes in silence. Her show of bravery and self-control convinces Brutus she is "stronger than her sex" 2.
What changes his mind? Decius, a conspirator whose role it is to guarantee Caesar is in the Capitol that day, favorably interprets Calpurnia's dream and then chides Caesar for yielding to his wife's whims. Decius adds that the senate is planning again to offer Caesar a crown, and Caesar gives in to vanity. He leaves Calpurnia and accompanies Decius to the Capitol. Act 3 1 What is the significance of Caesar's dying words, "Et tu, Brute?
Then fall, Caesar! The conspirators gather around Caesar and he sees his trusted friend Brutus among them. Stunned that Brutus is among his assassins, Caesar cries out, "and you too, Brutus? For this moment, Brutus the idealist becomes Brutus the murderer.
After Brutus addresses the Plebeians, successfully assuring them that Caesar's murder was necessary to preserve their freedoms 3. While making sure not to condemn Brutus and the conspirators, he argues that Caesar had no plan to turn Rome into a dictatorship. He reminds the crowd that Caesar was offered a "kingly crown" 3. Cassius retires for the evening and Brutus calls two of his servants, Claudio and Varro, to stay with him through the night.
Caesar ultimately dismisses the warning, and the procession departs. Brutus and Cassius remain. Cassius asks Brutus why he has not seemed himself lately. Brutus replies that he has been quiet because he has been plagued with conflicting thoughts.
But he assures Cassius that even though his mind is at war with itself, he will not let his inner turmoil affect his friendships. Cassius and Brutus speak together. Cassius asks Brutus if Brutus can see his own face; Brutus replies that he cannot. Cassius then declares that Brutus is unable to see what everyone else does, namely, that Brutus is widely respected. Brutus hears shouting and says that he fears that the people want to make Caesar their king. When Cassius asks, Brutus affirms that he would rather that Caesar not assume the position.
Brutus adds that he loves Caesar but that he also loves honor, and that he loves honor even more than he fears death. Cassius recalls a windy day when he and Caesar stood on the banks of the Tiber River, and Caesar dared him to swim to a distant point. They raced through the water, but Caesar became weak and asked Cassius to save him. Cassius had to drag him from the water.
Cassius also recounts an episode when Caesar had a fever in Spain and experienced a seizure. Cassius marvels to think that a man with such a feeble constitution should now stand at the head of the civilized world.
Caesar stands like a Colossus over the world, Cassius continues, while Cassius and Brutus creep about under his legs. He tells Brutus that they owe their underling status not to fate but to their own failure to take action. He wonders in what sort of age they are living when one man can tower over the rest of the population.
Although unwilling to be further persuaded, he admits that he would rather not be a citizen of Rome in such strange times as the present.
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