How does Shakespeare's use of triumph instead of
victory affect the meaning of the passage?
Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.
CASSIUS. Then if we lose this battle,
You are contented to be led in triumph
Through the streets of Rome?
BRUTUS. No, Cassius, no
Think not, thou noble Roman,
That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome.
He bears too great a mind. But this same day
Must end that work the ides of March begun
And whether we shall meet again I know not.
O It shows that Cassius thinks that Brutus is always
too emotional and the first to accept defeat.
O It implies that Cassius expects that he and Brutus
will win in battle and walk once again through the
streets of Rome in honor.
O It reveals that Brutus and Cassius regret killing
Caesar, and they would like to make amends to the
people of Rome
It creates a greater sense of humiliation for Brutus
and their armies who would be led in shame by
Antony and Octavius.