Question

CASSIUS:

Let Antony and Caesar fall together. . . .

BRUTUS:
Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius . . . .
Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.



What does this interaction between Cassius and Brutus reveal about Brutus’ motivations?

Brutus is motivated by fear: he disagrees with the assassination plot.
Brutus is motivated by his friendship with both Caesar and Mark Antony to protect them from the assassination plot.
Brutus believes the assassination is a noble act: a necessary sacrifice for the good of Rome.
Brutus believes he should be emperor of Rome.

Answer 1

Answer:Brutus believes the assassination is a noble act: a necessary sacrifice for the good of Rome.

Answer 2

What this interaction between Cassius and Brutus revealed about Brutus' motivations is that Brutus believes the assassination is a noble act: a necessary sacrifice for the good of Rome.

He isn't led by fear or hatred - he wants what's best for the country and he thinks that Caesar's murder is that thing.