What should be in that "Caesar?" Why should that name be sounded more that yours? Write them together: yours is as fair a name. Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well. Weigh them, it is as heavy. Conjure with "em: "Brutus' will start a spirit as soon as "Caesar' . . . " Here, Cassius is trying to get Brutus to see that Caesar is no better than he is and that the people of Rome love Brutus just as much as they love Caesar. This is manipulative of Cassius because he is trying to show Brutus that the stars do not control his fate, but that he does and if he wanted to become more powerful than Caesar he could and that he can do something to stop Caesar from becoming too powerful. Cassius even says that he is trying to manipulate Brutus to go along with his plans in his soliloquy: " Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see thy honorable mettle may be wrought from that it is disposed." Cassius is saying that Brutus may be noble but that he has found a weakness in Brutus that he will manipulate to his advantage. The final evidence of Brutus and Cassius being foils of each other is when Cassius is trying to give Brutus the final "nudge" that he needs to join the conspiracy. Cassius instructs a fellow conspirator, Cinna, to write messages around Rome that say how much the people love Brutus and not Caesar. Cassius also tells Cinna to place a note in Brutus's home, "proprietor's chair", that says that Brutus should "Awake, and see thyself! Speak, strike, redress!". This means that Brutus should awake to see that the people of Rome want him and not Caesar. This is very manipulative of Cassius because he is using the fact that even though Brutus loves Caesar and is very loyal to him, that if the people wanted him and not Caesar, then Brutus should do something to please the wants and needs of Rome. It is at this point that Brutus begins to believe that the people of Rome do not want Caesar as their king, but Brutus and that is it for the good of Rome that Caesar should be killed.
Brutus and Cassius are very different in the way they perceive Antony. ... Cassius has the better plan but he submits to Brutus. ... Cassius wants Brutus to kill him, because he thinks that Brutus loved Caesar more. ... This is how Cassius is again portrayed as lower than Brutus. ... Even Cassius says how noble and honorable Brutus is: "Well, Brutus, thou art noble- (1.2.320). ...
Cassius vs. ... In more than one occasion Cassius would have cracked and Brutus kept it together. ... Cassius almost lost it, but Brutus stepped in to take charge and told Cassius to be constant. ... With out Brutus there to keep him in line Cassius could have easily ruined the whole thing by trying to do it boldly and publicly out of rage. ... When Cassius had tried to rally ideas about Antony and Cicero, Brutus shut him down, because Brutus's goal was to knock Caesar out of the box with minimal impact on everyday life. ...
Both Brutus and Cassius have their own strengths and weaknesses. ... On both occasions, Brutus's idealism is strong and Cassius is overruled; events prove Cassius to have been right both times. ... Patriotism is the very thing that leads Brutus into the trap laid for him by Cassius. Brutus is too innocent to see that Cassius is manipulating his patriotism for Rome. ... On both occasions, Brutus's idealism is strong and Cassius is overruled. ...
Marcus Brutus is a praetor, a judge in Rome . ... In camparison, Cassius is a member of parliament in the Senate House . ... Very much in contrast, Cassius is an excellent judge of character. ... This trait in Cassius seems to be absent .While Brutus is very calm while he is speaking, Cassius is easily excitable and speaks with a lot of emotion. ... Brutus loves and respects Caesar. ...
Cassius Cassius tries to accuse Brutus for doing him wrong, in front of their army. Event-Brutus & Lucilius are talking about Cassius. Brutus asks Lucilius how Cassius recived him. ... Then Cassius became mad at Brutus for ignoring them. ... Then Brutus tells Cassius about Portia's death. ...
Cassius does this to gain Brutus" trust. ... Again, Brutus is being deceived by the extremely clever Cassius. ... Cassius convinced Brutus and the rest of the conspirators to support him, especially Brutus, because he was the one whom all of the Roman people trusted most. With Brutus involved, Cassius believed that the murder would seem just to the roman citizens. ... Brutus" actions were far too much influenced by the conniving Caius Cassius. ...
Even though they are on the same side, Cassius is Brutus" foil. ... Cassius gives in to every disagreement with Brutus, so Brutus won't leave Cassius by himself. ... Brutus trusts Cassius and his reasons for killing Caesar. ... Cassius knows that Brutus is very honest and patriotic. ... Cassius tried to persuade Brutus to not let him speak, but Brutus still let him. ...
Cassius is quite intelligent and you find this part of him when he has the discussion with Brutus. When Cassius and Brutus decide what their plan for the battle is, Cassius wisely expresses that "Tis better that the enemy seek us" (IV.iii.198). As they decide to go to Philippi, Brutus and Cassius die in battle and are not victorious. ... He and Brutus get in an argument because Brutus is loyal and honest, so this type of action that was done by Cassius was unacceptable to Brutus. Brutus expects more from Cassius, he expects him to be loyal and honorable, but instead Cassius is corrup...
But Brutus love of Rome and it's people take the best of him when Brutus allows Marc Antony to speak after him Cassius thinks ahead for consequences that could happen, this is shown in (act 1, sc.2, line 161-168) where Cassius advises Brutus not to let Antony speak at Caesar's funeral. ... Brutus is a brave Roman, Cassius is a coward that cannot stand-alone, and he likes to know that he has someone. Brutus and Cassius are very different in the way they recognize Antony. ... But Cassius sees him as what he really is; Cassius basically thinks the opposite of what Brutus thinks of...