Cassius was also a judge of character. He was at first considered to be a noble Roman. He killed himself during the battle against Antony and Octavius" forces because he believed that he had sent his good friend to his death. Because of Cassius" good judgment of character, and if Brutus would have listened, then it could have saved the meaning of the plot.
Cassius was very persuasive. Cassius persuaded Brutus to join the plot. Cassius did this in Act 1 scene ii, when Brutus and he were talking during the race. "I was born free as Caesar; so were you I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor, did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder the old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber did I the tired Caesar, and this man is now become a god, and Cassius is a wretched creature, and must bend his body if Caesar carelessly but nod on him this god did shake. His coward lips did from their color fly it doth amaze me, a man of such a feeble temper should so get the start of the majestic world, and bear the palm alone." (Act 1 scene ii p. 315-316) "Why should that name be sounded more than yours? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; weight them; it is as heavy conjure with "em, Brutus" will start a spirit as soon as "Caesar!" (Act 1 scene ii p. 316-317) The quotations that I have just given you are examples of how Cassius can persuade anyone. He made Brutus believe that Caesar was not a good enough of a ruler to rule Rome. Brutus was not the only person that Cassius persuaded, he also persuaded Casca into getting into the Conspiracy. "Now could I, Casca, name to thee a man most like this dreadful night, that thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars as doth the lion in the Capitol; a man no mightier than thyself, or me- (Act 1 scene iii) Cassius made Casca think that Caesar was the cause of all the weird and scary events that were going on that night and that if they continued to let Caesar get away with all of this that it would only get worse.
