Question

Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 2.

BRUTUS. Cassius,
Be not deceived. If I have veiled my look,
I turn the trouble of my countenance
Merely upon myself. Vexèd I am
Of late with passions of some difference,45
Conceptions only proper to myself,
Which give some soil, perhaps, to my behaviours.
But let not therefore my good friends be grieved—
Among which number, Cassius, be you one—
Nor construe any further my neglect50
Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war,
Forgets the shows of love to other men.

Which statement best summarizes the conflict in this passage?

Brutus deceived his friend Cassius, and now Cassius is angry with him.
Cassius offends Brutus by saying that he does not like the way Brutus looks.
Brutus has been acting strangely because he has a lot on his mind that is troubling him.
Cassius and Brutus have been arguing, but Brutus says he will set everything right.

Answer 1

Which statement best summarizes the conflict in this passage?

Brutus has been acting strangely because he has a lot on his mind that is troubling him.

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Answer 2

Brutus has been acting strangely because he has a lot on his mind that is troubling him.

Step-by-step explanation:

Brutus was conflicted about the possible dictatorship he thought Caesar could begin and therefore had been acting strangely. Cassius asked him why was he acting so strange and offered him to be his mirror because he considers that Brutus did not see himself as the rest of the people did and want him to feel the respect they feel for him. He did that not because he was a good friend, he did that to start to convince Brutus that people support and respect him and to lead him against Caesar and his growing power among the Roman people.

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