Question

Which statement best explains Brutus’s motivation in this scene?

Brutus wants to keep Portia out of the conspiracy to protect her.
Brutus wants to get Portia to join the conspiracy with him.
Brutus wants to ask the conspirators to explain things to Portia.
Brutus wants to introduce the conspirators to Portia.

Answer 1

Brutus wants to keep Portia out of the conspiracy to protect her.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Act 2, Scene 1 from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," Portia had to speak with Brutus about his unusual demands and behavior, she told him to let him know whats wrong. Brutus, who will be engaging with with the conspirators at a meeting on how to kill Caesar's asks her to leave his presence but comforts her by telling her that he will share the problem with her very soon.

Answer 2

Brutus wants to keep Portia out of the conspiracy to protect her.

Step-by-step explanation:

BRUTUS. O ye gods, Render me worthy of this noble wife! [Knocking within] Hark, hark, one knocks. Portia, go in a while, And by and by thy bosom shall partake The secrets of my heart. All my engagements I will construe to thee, All the charactery of my sad brows. Leave me with haste. [Exit PORTIA]

In Act 2, Scene 1 from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," Brutus wants to keep Portia out of the conspiracy to protect her.