Question

One of the central conflicts in the play centers around Brutus's internal conflict. This conflict is resolved when

A) Brutus kills Caesar and sparks a civil war.


B) Brutus gives his speech at Caesar's funeral.


C) Brutus commits suicide.


D) Brutus and Cassius are defeated at Philippi.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is A

Explanation: If you went throughout the the play you would know that Brutus and the conspiratores killed Ceasar and that he had the internal sorrow for what he had done to his freind.

Answer 2

The correct answer should be A)

The conflict that consumes Brutus throughout the whole play finally settles when Brutus, consumed by the horror and the realization that by killing Caesar he did not save Rome, but only left it in the midst of a horrible civil war.

The tragedy is that despite the sacrifice of his moral values and his friendship, for the good of the Rome, and what he believed to be it's salvation, eventually it was precisely that decision that resulted in the destruction of Rome.